Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810 to Henry Knox

GLC02437.10218

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GLC#
GLC02437.10218-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
4 January 1789
Author/Creator
Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Morrisville, Pennsylvania
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 39.2 cm, Width: 24.5 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Two parts. First part from Samuel Ogden. Sends regards to Knox's children who have recovered from the measles. Writes about work done for a ship and land on the St. Lawrence river. Mentions that Mr. [Gouverneur] Morris "will be authorized to sell a part of our shares..."
Second part from Mrs. Euphemia Morris Ogden. Sends her love to Mrs. Lucy Knox and says that she will write to her presently. Says all the Massachusetts electors are "good Men & staunch Federalists." Written at Delaware Works, located in what is now Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey.

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