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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03569 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0080] April-June 1787 |
| Title | Samuel Ogden to Henry Knox about money owed to Knox by James Webber |
| Date | 4 June 1787 |
| Author | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Recently returned from traveling, where he was apparently acting as an agent for Mr. Webber (possibly James Webber, the British merchant). Attempted to collect money from Webber to pay Knox. Expresses embarrassment that Webber didn't pay Knox sooner, and promises to pay Knox the sum Webber owes. Written at Delaware Works, located in what is now Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Travel Finance Debt Merchants and Trade Commerce |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| 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 |
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