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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06529 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | William Pickman to John Langdon asking for commission for the ship Black Prince |
| Date | 21 June 1778 |
| Author | Pickman, William (fl. 1778) |
| Recipient | Langdon, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Pickman, a Salem shipping merchant, states "A most mortifying accident has occurred which will be extremely Injurious to me unless removed Immediately- the Ship Black Prince is now fit for a cruise with every Article Compleat but by some unaccountable delay of Our Court no Commission can now be obtained." Requests that Langdon, a Continental navy agent, furnish him with the necessary commission. States "should Our Ship be detained we may lose every Man." Relates that Captains Smith and Orne (possibly referring to Captain Josiah Orne) "will wait on you with this any Obligation they enter into with you I will be bound to Perform." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Privateering Navy Maritime |
| People | Pickman, William (fl. 1778) Langdon, John (1741-1819) Orne, Josiah (1745-1789) |
| Place written | Salem, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Langdon served as a Continental Congressman 1775-1776 and as a United States Senator from New Hampshire 1789-1801. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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