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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05579 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1779 |
| Title | Josiah Bartlett to William Whipple discussing the state of America's navy |
| Date | 24 September 1779 |
| Author | Bartlett, Josiah (1729-1795) |
| Recipient | Whipple, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Bartlett, a former Continental Congressman, writes to Whipple, a member of Congress. Mentions John Langdon, a Continental Congressman who, in 1776, became a naval agent for Continental prizes. Refers to the disastrous Penobscot Expedition (in the Penobscot Bay, present-day Maine) led by Commodore Dudley Saltonstall. States "The Misfortune at Penobscot has thrown the Sea Coasts this way into a Consternation ... The Sailors who returned from Penobscot make the most grevious complaints of the Conduct of Capt. Saltonstall ... I Believe the whole fleet and army were struck with an Universal pannic, on the arrival of the British fleet and fled in a Scandalous manner." Relates that American money in the West Indies and Europe has not depreciated for several months. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Navy Bravery Battle Finance Economics Caribbean Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Bartlett, Josiah (1729-1795) Whipple, William (1730-1785) Saltonstall, Dudley (1738-1796) |
| Place written | Exeter, New Hampshire |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |