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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Samuel Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04121 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 February 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Discusses receipt of a bill of exchange from Thomas and Joseph Compson. Reports that he has sent it to James Webber in London. He and Mrs. Knox were unhappy to hear that Mrs. Ogden is unwell and hope that she recovers. Discusses several other matters related to their children and families, including Knox's own recovery from illness.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
Ogden, Euphemia Morris, 1754-1818
Compson, Joseph, fl. 1789
Compson, Thomas, fl. 1789
Webber, James, fl. 1783-1797

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