N London Decr 30 1777
To John Landing Esq Portsmouth
I Recd a Letter from William Bingham Esqr at Martineco advising that he had shipt to my Care nine gun Carriages, he mentions it in this Manner You will find more Gun Carriage then what are necessary for the field peaces, on board having shipt Seventeen Cannon to New Hampshire in a Bermudian Sloop which was not sufficently large to Receive the Carriages & the other apparatus—you will therefore please to advert to John Langdon Esqr of Portsmouth Pr whome they are address'd of their arrival
The above articals are arrived at Boston in the Brig Irish Gimblet John Lamb Master & I have given orders to have the whole Stored by John Bradford Esqr Conl Agt & have Desired him to deliver to your order such of the Articles as are for you and the freight & Charges you will Settle with him I am &c—
LB, CtY, Nathaniel and Thomas Shaw Papers, Letter Book (1775–1782).