Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04133 Author/Creator: Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810 Place Written: Morrisville, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 March 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy
Writes a letter of introduction for the bearer, Mr. [Henry] Wynkoop, one of the Pennsylvania representatives to the new Congress, who will be spending time in New York. Recommends him as an acquaintance who will "meet your esteem & civility." He and Mrs. Ogden send their love to Mrs. Knox and the family. Written at Delaware Works, located in what is now Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey. Possibly docketed by Henry Knox.
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