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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04614 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0095] April-June 1790 |
| Title | Samuel Ogden to Henry Knox about Washington's illness |
| Date | 22 May 1790 |
| Author | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports that "little Morris" (presumably his son) suffered no ill effects from a recent fall. States that everyone is glad to hear that President Washington has recovered from his illness. Paraphrases Don Quixote: "As Sancho told the Don, He must not, He shall not Die, at least for Ten Years." Discusses the popular unrest he fears would have occurred if Washington had not survived. Sends best wishes to the Knoxes. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Children and Family Injury or Wound President Health and Medical Literature and Language Arts Death Rebellion Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Place written | Morrisville, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| 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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