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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04043 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0086] October-December 1788 |
| Title | Samuel Ogden to Henry Knox recommending Mr. Barclay |
| Date | 3 December 1788 |
| Author | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Introduces Mr. Barclay, the bearer of this letter, noting that Barclay hopes to solicit an office in the new government. Asks Knox to make Barclay "known to the Eastern Senators." Docketed by Knox: "from S. Ogden Esqr. respecting Mr Barclay also sundry testimonials from Mr Jay Mr Adams." Written at Delaware Works, located in what is now Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey. See GLC02437.03633 for related letters. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Office Seeker Government and Civics President Congress Congress of the Confederation |
| People | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Jay, John (1745-1829) Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Place written | Morrisville, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics |
| 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 |
| Related documents | Letters from Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, and Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Barclay [copies] |