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Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07315 Author/Creator: Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810 Place Written: Newark, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 October 1799 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 23.1 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy

Ogden writes Knox to suggest he petition President Adams that John Bragg be appointed Surveyor of the Port of New York.

Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Blagge, John, fl. 1783-1799
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Bragg, John, 1806-1876
The New Nation, 1783-1815
President
Office Seeker
Letter of Introduction or Recommendation
Surveying
Government and Civics
The Early Republic

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