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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04172 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0088] March-April 1789 |
| Title | Samuel Ogden to Henry Knox about his new daughter and business |
| Date | 9 April 1789 |
| Author | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes, "I have the happiness to tell you that Mrs. Ogden is safely in Bed with a sweet little Girl." Adds that Mrs. Ogden would like Mrs. Knox to select a name for the child. Also mentions that he will receive information tomorrow about their mutual business interests. Written at Delaware Works, located in what is now Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Children and Family Women's History Health and Medical Friendship Finance |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Ogden, Euphemia Morris (1754-1818) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Morrisville, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History; 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 |