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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.05835 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0117] January-March 1793 |
| Title | Samuel Ogden to Henry Knox on a position in Newark |
| Date | 26 February 1793 |
| Author | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Says there is an old proverb which states "Silence gives consent." Since Knox has not contradicted his previous suggestions, he will proceed to make "a location for you in this Town," meaning Newark. Has thought it over and knows it is the correct course. Believes it is best for Knox to leave a place where the people are ungrateful to him and to move to a peaceful and quiet place. Mentions his son is recovering from a fever. "Free" handwritten on address leaf with no signature. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Landlord and Tenant Immigration and Migration Building Construction Children and Family Health and Medical |
| People | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Newark, New Jersey |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |