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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06527 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | Robert Morris to John Langdon trying to convince Langdon not to resign as the superintendent of construction for several ships of war |
| Date | 12 September 1782 |
| Author | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) |
| Recipient | Langdon, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Tries to convince Langdon not to resign as the superintendent of construction for several ships of war. Urges him not to "despond" or "abandon the business when so near to a completion." Explains that he has not been supplied with more money because there is so little. Claims that "When you compare the trifling sums I have received with the extent and magnitude of the services to be performed by them, you will pity a situation the distresses of which cannot be conceived by those who have not witnessed them." Assures him he has no enemies who "attribute your conduct to mercenary principles." Written at the Marine Office. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Navy Building Construction Finance |
| People | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Langdon, John (1741-1819) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |