1820 – Letter from a member of New York’s prosperous and powerful Ogden Family regarding an upper New York land sale to an important New York City land developer discounting his complaint about having received payment that included a counterfeit $5 bill
Ogdensburg, New York: 1820. Envelope or Cover. This one page, stampless folded letter measures 15.5” by 9.5” unfolded. It was sent by Gouverneur Ogden in upper New York to Nicholas Low in New York City. The letter is datelined “Madrid 1 Nov. 1820” and bears a circular Ogdensburgh, New York..... More