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Ogden, Abraham (1723-1790) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04360 Author/Creator: Ogden, Abraham (1723-1790) Place Written: Newark, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 September 1789 Pagination: 1 p. ; 31.7 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Writes that Colonel John N. Cummings is applying to the President for the position of Marshall of the District of New Jersey. Relates his qualifications for the position, and asks Knox to support his nomination.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ogden, Abraham, 1743-1798
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Cummings, John N., fl. 1789

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