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Manheim in Pennsylvania
Oct 6th 1777
John Langdon, Esq
Dear Sir,
You will have heard before this reaches you of the unhappy fate of poor Philadelphia, it is a subject I can hardly bear to think of and I must avoid writing on it.
I find my friend John Bradford Esq. will be under a considerable advance of money for me and as I cannot do the business I wished in your part must now request you will send to Wm. Bradford the loan office certificates for 4000(?) Dollars which I sent you in March last he will convert these into cash for his reimbursement and will credit me for the interest due th[illeg]. I have some thoughts of sending Waggons for the Sugars & if so shall send you some Barr Iron & flour by them. I shall also want shipping this Winter & beg you will keep me advised. My family are here but I shall be mostly at York 20 miles distant attending Congress my Compts. to Colo. Whipple I will write to him by & by and more at large to you when I have more time being DrSir
Your obed. & Able Srvnt
Robt Morris
Jn Langdon Esq.
Portsmouth