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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03672 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0082] October-December 1787 |
| Title | Samuel Ogden to Gouverneur Morris about business |
| Date | 11 October 1787 |
| Author | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Recipient | Morris, Gouverneur |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Noted as a copy. Written in Henry Knox's hand, bearing his signature as "Genl. Knox" in the body. Discusses an unspecified business idea of Henry Knox's, which Ogden supports wholeheartedly. Writes, "the information in his possession will I believe turn to good account, indeed I cannot see any reason to doubt its success." Says the General (Knox) will inform Morris of the plan and how it will be executed. If Morris believes it to be as solid of a plan that Ogden does, advises that their company invest a quarter share into it. Written at Delaware Works, located in what is now Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Finance |
| People | Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816) |
| Place written | Morrisville, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| 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 |