Personal Letter Regarding Trip to Philadelphia
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Personal Letter Regarding Trip to Philadelphia
Description
Discussed health of Mrs. Knox who recently birthed her eighth child, Ogden's trip to Philadelphia, and politics in Europe.
year created
1787
month created
12
day created
13
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Samuel Ogden
Henry Knox
Mrs. Knox
infant
mother
Secretary of War
notable location
New York
Europe
notable item/thing
birth
Knox family
European apprehension
document number
1787121300101
page start
1
transcription
New York 13 December 1787
My dear Sir
An expectation of seeing you in Town has prevented my writing you lately together with the information that you and Mr Ogden had made an excursion to Philadelphia
Mrs Knox was delivered about a fortnight ago of a fine boy being her eighth child - Both the infant and his mother are as well as possible - Mrs Knox [undecipherable] her affectionate respects to Mrs Ogden with an earnest request per her appearance here to which I say amen.
The new Constitution
is the domestic [undecipherable], and a pretty [undecipherable] War the European apprehension - [undecipherable] peace as I do I pray Sincerely for the new Constitution believing that it [undecipherable] the only mean to keep the ship steady in the [undecipherable] storm. [undecipherable] the broils of Europe and an open that ew may be hurt amid the clasping of arms hay have the affect to induce [undecipherable] of this country to embrace the thing [undecipherable] him secure them against [undecipherable]
Mr. Webber is remiss in his applications for remittances. I pray you to push forth on the subject and let me know [undecipherable] I shall write Mr. Webber by the next packet.
Yours affection
HKnox
J Ogden Esqr
My dear Sir
An expectation of seeing you in Town has prevented my writing you lately together with the information that you and Mr Ogden had made an excursion to Philadelphia
Mrs Knox was delivered about a fortnight ago of a fine boy being her eighth child - Both the infant and his mother are as well as possible - Mrs Knox [undecipherable] her affectionate respects to Mrs Ogden with an earnest request per her appearance here to which I say amen.
The new Constitution
is the domestic [undecipherable], and a pretty [undecipherable] War the European apprehension - [undecipherable] peace as I do I pray Sincerely for the new Constitution believing that it [undecipherable] the only mean to keep the ship steady in the [undecipherable] storm. [undecipherable] the broils of Europe and an open that ew may be hurt amid the clasping of arms hay have the affect to induce [undecipherable] of this country to embrace the thing [undecipherable] him secure them against [undecipherable]
Mr. Webber is remiss in his applications for remittances. I pray you to push forth on the subject and let me know [undecipherable] I shall write Mr. Webber by the next packet.
Yours affection
HKnox
J Ogden Esqr
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NCV02 (2 pages) | Collection: Dreer Collection | Generals/Revol. V:1. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Ogden | [unknown] | [n/a] |