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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03904 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | Samuel Ogden to Henry Knox concerning a sale of tea |
| Date | 19 June 1788 |
| Author | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Imparts his wishes for Eli Hayden to hire Nicholas Hoffman & Son as agents for the sale of his tea to resolve a complicated business transaction (refer to GLC02437.03902 and GLC02437.03903). Transmits his wife's regards to Lucy Knox and the family. Written at Delaware Works, located in what is now Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Merchants and Trade Commerce Diet and Nutrition Finance |
| People | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Parkman, Samuel (1752-1824) Ogden, Euphemia Morris (1754-1818) |
| Place written | Morrisville, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| 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 |