Portsmouth 1st: July 1776
Sir ー
Your favo'r p post I've receiv'd and shall take Care, as soon as your Sloop arrives from Mount Desert, to give Captain Jacobs every assistance in my power, more especially as you intend fitting her out for a privateer, shall take care to give the Letter to Captain Jacobs which you inclos'd for him. ー my services this way none would be more ready to serve then Your [&c.]
John Langdon
1. John Langdon Letter Book, Captain J. G. M. Stone Private Collection, Annapolis.
