William Whipple letter to John Langdon, 1777 April 5

In this letter to John Langdon, naval agent at Portsmouth, N.H., Whipple writes concerning Captain Wentworth's departure with $20,000 for the Secret Committee of Congress.

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Philadelphia 5^th Apl:1777
No 13

My Dear Sir/

The inclosed letter from Mess^rs: [illegible]
came to hand since mine of the 1^st inst was closed
I then expected he ^ ^{Capt Wentworth} wo^d have gone off immediately
but he has been unavoidably detained to this
time but hes now got his dispatches & will go
off early in the Morning, he has with him 20,000 ^Dols
for acco^t of the Secret Committee, I wish Money
may come into the Loan office so that you may
be supplyed from thence in future, & if you
will keep me well informed of the state of that
fund I shall order matters accordingly

I must refer you to Captⁿ Wentworth for
news other then what I have wrote you in
my last and am with much Respect

D^r Sir Your most ob^t Humble
Ser^t
W^m. Whipple

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W^m Whipple
Esqr.
Letter Phill.
April 5: 1777

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