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Ogden, Euphemia Morris, 1754-1818 to Lucy Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06842 Author/Creator: Ogden, Euphemia Morris, 1754-1818 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 October 1796 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.4 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Mrs. Euphemia Ogden, wife of Samuel Ogden, writes that she has not written for a long time due to illness. Adds that she is still sick, and so is another family member (perhaps a son). Mentions Mrs. Knox's illness of the previous spring, and how it upset her to hear about it, emphasizing her feelings of friendship with Mrs. Knox. Provides an update on several of their friends and acquaintances, including the unfortunate story of a friend named Gertrude who recently gave birth to a stillborn child. A short note at the bottom from Mrs. Ogden's husband, Samuel, to Mrs. Knox, sends his love to Mrs. Knox, her husband Henry Knox, and their children.

Ogden, Euphemia Morris, 1754-1818
Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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