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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04133 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0088] March-April 1789 |
| Title | Samuel Ogden to Henry Knox introducing Henry Wynkoop |
| Date | 3 March 1789 |
| Author | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes a letter of introduction for the bearer, Mr. [Henry] Wynkoop, one of the Pennsylvania representatives to the new Congress, who will be spending time in New York. Recommends him as an acquaintance who will "meet your esteem & civility." He and Mrs. Ogden send their love to Mrs. Knox and the family. Written at Delaware Works, located in what is now Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey. Possibly docketed by Henry Knox. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Congress Election Government and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Wynkoop, Henry (1737-1816) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) Ogden, Euphemia Morris (1754-1818) |
| Place written | Morrisville, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; 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 |