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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07872 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0154] July-December 1804 |
| Title | Samuel Ogden to Henry Knox on their families and the death of Alexander Hamilton |
| Date | 26 July 1804 |
| Author | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Was exceedingly happy to receive Knox's last letter, and he and his family hope to have letters from the Knoxes more frequently. Does not believe his health permits traveling, including visiting Knox, but asks whether the Knox family might be able to visit the Ogdens next winter. Writes, "The unhappy death of poor [Alexander] Hamilton has thrown all this part of our Country into a State of real sorrow: He certainly is very much to be lamented. He was really a great and good man, and I fear has not left many like him behind. [Aaron] Burr is not now visible; He will however soon return to New York, which he will find really unpleasant; Indeed such is the public feeling on this occasion, that he must expect a prosecution of a very serious nature." |
| Subjects | Entertaining and Hospitality Travel American Statesmen Death Duel Health and Medical Law |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Ogden, Euphemia Morris (1754-1818) Hamilton, Alexander (ca. 1757-1804) Burr, Aaron (1756-1836) |
| Place written | Newark, New Jersey |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Children & Family; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |