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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04114 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0087] January-February 1789 |
| Title | Samuel Ogden to Henry Knox about money to send to England, his wife's illness and his son's education |
| Date | 14 February 1789 |
| Author | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Has enclosed money which he hopes Knox will send to England at his first opportunity. Refers to Mr. [possibly Joseph] Compson's letter authorizing him to draw on the money, and hopes Knox will remind Mr. [James] Webber to include the letter of advice with the bill. Discusses the illness of his wife, which has limited his traveling ability. Mentions also that his son David is enrolled in a good school. Has recently heard that Knox himself has been unwell and hopes he recovers quickly. Sends his love to Mrs. Knox and the children. See GLC02437.04114 and GLC02437.04113 for related documents. Written at Delaware Works, located in what is now Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Merchants and Trade Overseas Trade Finance Debt Health and Medical Children and Family Education Women's History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) Webber, James (fl. 1783-1797) Compson, Joseph (fl. 1789) Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824) |
| Place written | Morrisville, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Women in American History; Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; Education; 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 |