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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03745 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0082] October-December 1787 |
| Title | Euphemia Morris Ogden to Lucy Knox |
| Date | 28 December 1787 |
| Author | Ogden, Euphemia Morris (1754-1818) |
| Recipient | Knox, Lucy Flucker |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs Lucy that a mutual acquaintance has died. Congratulates Lucy on her new baby boy, saying "Most heartily do I congratulate you on the birth of your son - I wish it was possible for me to do that personally - but I find it is not so I must asquise [sic] my husband seems detirmind [sic] not to go." Briefly touches on other topics, such as her daughters' move to Philadelphia and her recently improved health. Written at Delaware Works, located in what is now Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey. |
| Subjects | Women's History Children and Family Death Marriage Travel Health and Medical |
| People | Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Ogden, Euphemia Morris (1754-1818) |
| Place written | Morrisville, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | For a discussion of Delaware Works and Morrisville, refer to W. W. H. (William Watts Hart) Davis, History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, from the Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time. New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1905. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |