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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03868 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | Samuel Ogden to Henry Knox on the depreciation of currency and political matters |
| Date | 10 May 1788 |
| Author | Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Discusses money due on Mr. Webber's goods and the depreciation of currency (possibly referring to James Webber, a London merchant). Writes, "The political State of this Country I hope and trust is very much altering as to monied transactions, so that a depreciated Medium cannot much longer be made a payment for a just demand." Marked as a copy. Written at Delaware Works, located in what is now Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, New Jersey. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Finance Coins and Currency Economics Debt Merchants and Trade Commerce |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Ogden, Samuel (1746-1810) |
| Place written | Morrisville, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics |
| 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 |