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Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03904 Author/Creator: Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810 Place Written: Morrisville, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 June 1788 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Imparts his wishes for Eli Hayden to hire Nicholas Hoffman & Son as agents for the sale of his tea to resolve a complicated business transaction (refer to GLC02437.03902 and GLC02437.03903). Transmits his wife's regards to Lucy Knox and the family. Written at Delaware Works, located in what is now Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey.

Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Parkman, Samuel, 1752-1824
Ogden, Euphemia Morris, 1754-1818

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