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Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07315 Author/Creator: Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Place Written: Newark, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 October 1799 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 23.1 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy

Ogden writes Knox to suggest he petition President Adams that John Bragg be appointed Surveyor of the Port of New York.

Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Blagge, John, fl. 1783-1799
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Bragg, John, 1806-1876

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