Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03868 Author/Creator: Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810 Place Written: Morrisville, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 May 1788 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 31.3 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses money due on Mr. Webber's goods and the depreciation of currency (possibly referring to James Webber, a London merchant). Writes, "The political State of this Country I hope and trust is very much altering as to monied transactions, so that a depreciated Medium cannot much longer be made a payment for a just demand." Marked as a copy. Written at Delaware Works, located in what is now Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey.
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