Title
Honorable Robert Morris to John Langdon
Subject
Business News
Description
In this letter addressed from Manheim(PA), Morris writes John Langdon on the poor fate of Philadelphia after the British occupation. Mr. Morris relates business matters of crop shipping and his attendance of Congress at York(Pa).
Creator
Robert Morris
Date
6 October 1777
Rights
John F. Reed Collection Valley Forge NHP
Identifier
Box 1, Folder 54, 09-03
Text
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
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