Ogden, Euphemia Morris, 1754-1818 to Lucy Knox

GLC02437.06842

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GLC#
GLC02437.06842-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
October 16, 1796
Author/Creator
Ogden, Euphemia Morris, 1754-1818
Title
to Lucy Knox
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.4 cm, Width: 18.4 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Mrs. Euphemia Ogden, wife of Samuel Ogden, writes that she has not written for a long time due to illness. Adds that she is still sick, and so is another family member (perhaps a son). Mentions Mrs. Knox's illness of the previous spring, and how it upset her to hear about it, emphasizing her feelings of friendship with Mrs. Knox. Provides an update on several of their friends and acquaintances, including the unfortunate story of a friend named Gertrude who recently gave birth to a stillborn child. A short note at the bottom from Mrs. Ogden's husband, Samuel, to Mrs. Knox, sends his love to Mrs. Knox, her husband Henry Knox, and their children.

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