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Letter from Samuel Langdon to Betty [Elizabeth] Brown, 1745 June 7 Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1Identifier: UAI 15.874
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In this letter, Langdon writes to his future wife from a military camp at Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island. A published transcription appears in Biographical Sketches of Those Who Attended Harvard College in the Classes of 1736-1740, Sibley's Harvard Graduates, vol. X, p. 509.

Letter from Samuel Langdon to Deacon Samuel Hart, 1746 March 19 Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2Identifier: UAI 15.874
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In this letter, Langdon welcomes Hart in to the First Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Letter from Samuel Langdon to Nathaniel Sparhawk, 1757 February 28 Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3Identifier: UAI 15.874
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In this letter, Langdon discusses a political article written by Sparhawk and the printer’s refusal to print it.

Letter from Samuel Langdon to Thomas Brand Hollis, [1774 January?] Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4Identifier: UAI 15.874
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Draft of a letter regarding the death of Thomas Hollis, longtime College benefactor.

Letter from Samuel Langdon to Timothy Hollis, [1775?] Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5Identifier: UAI 15.874
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Draft of a letter regarding the legacy of Sir Robert Thorner.

Sermon by Samuel Langdon, undated Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6Identifier: UAI 15.874
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Jeremiah 13:16. Give glory to the Lord your God.

Sermon by Samuel Langdon at home, 1755 January 5 Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7Identifier: UAI 15.874
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Annotations appearing on the sermon: At little Cambridge, 15 August 1779; at Hampton Falls, 27 May 1781

Cloth enclosure (pocketbook) for sermon by Samuel Langdon at home, circa 1755

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17Identifier: UAI 15.874
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Hand sewn silk(?) fabric men's pocketbook, maker and date unknown.

Sermon by Samuel Langdon at home, 1757 January 7 Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8Identifier: UAI 15.874
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Annotations appearing on the sermon: At South Parish, 23 April 175?; Cambridge 20 August 1775; Hampton Falls, 18 February 1781

Sermon by Samuel Langdon at Greenland, 1767 July Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9Identifier: UAI 15.874
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"Luke 17th; 5. 'And the disciples said unto the Lord, increase our faith.'"--precedes shorthand.

Sermon by Samuel Langdon to Army in Cambridge, 1775 May 21 Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10Identifier: UAI 15.874
Scope and Contents: This chronological series contains six sermons written by Langdon; most appear to have been delivered on several occasions. One sermon was delivered by Langdon to the Continental Army in Cambridge, Massachusetts in May of 1775, during his service as Army chaplain. These sermons are written in shorthand. Researchers may wish to consult The Self-Taught Stenographer, or, Stenographic Guide; explaining The Principles and Rules of The Art of Short-Hand Writing...

Sermon by Samuel Langdon at Dr. Appleton's lecture, 1776 December 27 Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11Identifier: UAI 15.874
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"Heb 3:6 clause 'whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence [and' the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.'"

Indenture between John Moffatt and John Gotham for house and land in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and witnessed by Samuel Langdon, 1762 November 10 Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12Identifier: UAI 15.874
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This series consists of unrelated documents pertaining to Langdon’s personal and business affairs. The documents are arranged chronologically.

Vote by Council of Churches to form a church of New Derham and appoint Mr. Nathan Porter minister, 1773 September 8 Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13Identifier: UAI 15.874
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This series consists of unrelated documents pertaining to Langdon’s personal and business affairs. The documents are arranged chronologically.

Summary of Samuel Langdon's activities as Chaplain of the American Army in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1775 August 15 (manuscript copy), [1896?] Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14Identifier: UAI 15.874
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This document is a nineteenth-century copy of information transcribed from the records of the U.S. Department of State, cited as No. 78, Vol. 14, p. 27.

Memorandum of lands owned in Rochester by Samuel Langdon, 1783 March 13 (twentieth-century photostat copy) Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 15Identifier: UAI 15.874
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Two pages of shorthand sermon notes are included on the same sheet.

Receipt to Samuel Langdon from the selectmen of Hampton Falls for salary, 1790 March 4 Digital

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16Identifier: UAI 15.874
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This series consists of unrelated documents pertaining to Langdon’s personal and business affairs. The documents are arranged chronologically.