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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04165 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0088] March-April 1789 |
| Title | Samuel Ogden to Henry Knox about iron for Shaw's ship |
| Date | 3 April 1789 |
| Author | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Encloses an excerpt of a letter written to him by Mr. [Samuel] Parkman, respecting iron wanted for Mr. [Samuel] Shaw and Mr. [Thomas] Randall. The letter also discusses the dimensions and quantity of iron desired. Ogden writes, "My wish, nay my earnest desire is to procure this Iron for Shaw." Comments that the iron produced in New Jersey is unsuitable. Discusses how best to pay for the iron. Adds that his wife, Mrs. Ogden, continues to be very ill and he hopes she will improve. Sends love to Mrs. Knox. Written at Delaware Works, located in what is now Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Industry Commerce Maritime Health and Medical |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Ogden, Euphemia Morris (1754-1818) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Parkman, Samuel (1752-1824) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Randall, Thomas (d. 1811) |
| Place written | Morrisville, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce; Industry |
| 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 |