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Ogden, Sarah Perot, 1831-? Quaker marriage certificate for Edward H. Ogden and Sarah M. Perot

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.160 Author/Creator: Ogden, Sarah Perot, 1831-? Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 1 December 1853 Pagination: 1 vellum sheet ; 74.4 x 61.3 cm. Order a Copy

Large vellum marriage certificate signed by the bride and groom as well as members of the meeting.

Ogden, Sarah Morris Perot, 1831-1912
Ogden, Edward H., fl. 1853-1865
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Women's History
Marriage
Religion
Quakers
Age of Jackson

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