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Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05408 Author/Creator: Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810 Place Written: Newark, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 April 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 17.2 cm Order a Copy

Wrote Knox this morning from New York, but has heard news of several misfortunes on his way to Newark, so wanted to write again. Reports that many of their business associates, including Mr. [Walter] Livingston and Mr. [Richard] Platt, are in serious financial difficulty. Visited Mr. [William] Duer to retrieve a note, but Duer told him he paid the note to Mr. [John Marsden] Pintard and thereby settled his account. Will visit Pintard tomorrow to see if this is actually true. Sends love from himself and his wife to Mrs. Knox and the children. "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature.

Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Ogden, Euphemia Morris, 1754-1818
Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797
Platt, Richard, 1755-1830
Pintard, John, 1759-1844
Duer, William, 1747-1799

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