Portsmo Novemr 6. 1776
Gentlemen
Your favour P Cap [George] Wentworth I received by which I find your Frigates are near ready for Sea. It was not the Intention of the Honle Continental Committee to take the Guns from them Ship's if they were ready for Sea by any Means some time since I sent round my accot against your Frigates for Masts & Sparrs, to Mr Nicholas Brown amountg to £ 172.8.6¼ bringing down the River £1.10 more which had not been Charged as also my accot against Mr John Brown for supplies to Cap Jacobs in his Sloop amounting to £3.11/ — all in Lawful money I shall take it verry kind if you'll be good enough to call on them for the money & send it to Boston to the care of Messrs Breck & Hammatt I don't expect to be at any expence for sending the money as I ought to receive it here free from Charge the Expences that may arise are to be paid to Mr 2 & charged to the Continent I am with Respect Your [&c.]
John Langdon
P.S Wee have had brou't in here within few Days by a Privateer belonging to few of us here, one Ship from Jamaica with 515 Hhds Rum a Brig with 200 Hhds Sugar and a Ship Loaded with Mahogany
1. John Langdon Letter Book, Captain J. G. M. Stone Private Collection, Annapolis.
2. Name omitted.
