Copy of 1776 Robert Ogden letter to Francis Barber, 18--.

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Copy of 1776 Robert Ogden letter to Francis Barber, 18--.

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Nineteenth century mss copy of a letter from Robert Ogden to his son-in-law Col. Francis Barber, dated Elizabethtown, October 6, 1776. Ogden describes the local and personal effects of the ongoing Revolution.

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New-York Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8087187

New-York Historical Society Library

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Ogden, Robert, 1716-1787.

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Robert Ogden was a prominent citizen of Elizabethtown (later Elizabeth), New Jersey, active in that state's politics, and a commissioned justice and judge. From the description of Copy of 1776 Robert Ogden letter to Francis Barber, 18--. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 719997474 ...

Barber, Francis, 1750-1783

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Francis Barber (1750-1783) of the 3rd New Jersey Continental Regiment (part of the Jersey Brigade) was an Adjutant General on General John Sullivan's staff during the Iroquois Campaign, which lasted from May to late September 1779. In early 1779, General George Washington sent a force of 4500 troops led by General John Sullivan (1740-1795) of New Hampshire up the Susquehanna River Valley to break the Iroquois Confederation and its alliance with the British. Problems with supplies and transportat...