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Lewis Ogden letterbook

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Title

Lewis Ogden letterbook

Names

Ogden, Lewis (Creator)
Hill, Peter (Contributor)
Hill & Ogden (Contributor)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1787-04-10 - 1798-06-16
Place: New York

Library Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 3523

Subjects

Iron industry and trade
Merchants -- New York (State) -- New York
Potash industry and trade
Merchants

Genres

Correspondence
Letter Books

Notes

Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.

Physical Description

Extent: .21 linear foot (1 volume)

Abstract

Letterbook of Lewis Ogden of Hill & Ogden, New York merchants, 1787 April 10-1798 June 16; trade in dry-goods, potash and pearl ashes, management of New Jersey lands and iron furnaces; comments on wheat crops, U.S. governmental changes, etc

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b18846949
Archives ID: 3523
Archives Collections ID: 3523
RLIN/OCLC: 705427766
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 575d2350-a639-0132-81dc-58d385a7bbd0

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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MLA format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Lewis Ogden letterbook" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1787 - 1798. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/575d2350-a639-0132-81dc-58d385a7bbd0

APA format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1787 - 1798). Lewis Ogden letterbook Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/575d2350-a639-0132-81dc-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Lewis Ogden letterbook" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/575d2350-a639-0132-81dc-58d385a7bbd0

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