Correspondence, [ca. 1803-1844]

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Correspondence, [ca. 1803-1844]

Correspondence, ca. 1803-1829, of David A. Ogden with family and others. Also, letters to Thomas L. Ogden primarily from Gouverneur Ogden, 1811-1843, and also from Charles L. Ogden, 1821-1829; Edwards Ogden, 1827-1835; George B. Ogden, 1832; Isaac Ogden, 1812-1844; Sarah L. Ogden, 1836; Samuel C. Ogden, 1829; Thomas W. Ogden, 1832-1837; and William Ogden, 1831-1836. Some letters from Thomas L. Ogden to David A. Ogden, Peter B. Porter, Jasper Parish, Jacob Taylor, and William T. Eustis, 1815-1844, are included. Correspondence concerns family, business, and general matters. Of note are letters from David A. Ogden to Thomas L. Ogden and others concerning the ownership of land near the Genesee River on which an Indian Reservation was located--probably of the Onondaga and Oneida tribes of the Six Nations (Iroquois).

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Parish, Jasper, 1767-1836

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Indian agent, interpreter. From the description of Jasper Parrish papers, 1757-1954, 1757-1869 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576581 From the description of Papers, 1757-1954, 1757-1869 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519563 Interpreter and U.S. sub-agent to the Six Nations of Indians. Having learned the Delaware and Mohawk languages while a captive (1778-1784), Parrish in 1792 was appointed standing interpreter to the Six...

Ogden, Sarah L.

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Ogden, Thomas L. (Thomas Ludlow), 1773-1844

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Ogden, George, Sir

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Ogden, Charles L.

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Ogden, William B. (William Butler), 1805-1877

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Railroad executive and public official; resident of Chicago and New York. From the description of William B. Ogden estate papers, 1900-1910. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58779195 William B. Ogden was Chicago's first mayor. From the description of William B. Ogden papers, 1829-1881. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 715390747 Member of United Automobile Workers Union (UAW) Local 5, a Studebaker local in South Ben...

Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell), 1773-1844

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Porter was a member of the New York State Legislature, a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State, a major general in the War of 1812, and United States Secretary of War from 1828 to 1829. He was a strong supporter of the Whig Party. From the description of Letter, 1839 February 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407205 Congressman, general of New York State Militia during the War of 1812, and partner in Porter, Barton & Company. ...

Taylor, Jacob, -1746

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Ogden, Samuel, 1716-1778

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Ogden family.

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The Ogden family lived in Ogdensburgh, Waddington, Albany, and other towns, primarily in New York State. From the description of Correspondence, [ca. 1803-1844] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155497264 ...

Ogden, Gouverneur, 1778-1851.

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Ogden, Thomas L. (Thomas Ludlow), 1773-1844

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Eustis, William T. (William Tappan), 1821-1888

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Ogden, Isaac, 1773-1850

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Ogden, Edwards.

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Ogden, David A., 1770-1829.

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David A. Ogden was born in Morristown, N.J. He attended King's College (Columbia University) and later became a lawyer. David A. Ogden was a U.S. Congressman representing the 18th district of New York State from 1817-1819. He served as a legal advisor, along with his brother Thomas L., to the Holland Land Company, which was involved in land speculation and settlement in western New York. Later, the brothers formed their own land company, which dealt with lands along the New York/Canada border. T...