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{"value"=>"<p>Samuel Osgood was a representative in Massachusetts' delegation to the Continental Congress and the first Postmaster General of the United States. In 1803 he was appointed \"chief naval officer for the port of New York, a position he held until his death\" in 1813. He was the father of Susan Kittredge Osgood Field, the mother of Osgood Field and William Hazard Field.</p> <p>This sub-series includes correspondence with Gabriel Duvall, Timothy Pickering, and Nathan Sanford as well as documents relating to Osgood's work with the port of New York.</p> <p>Sources</p> <p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Osgood 9/14/06</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Samuel Osgood was a representative in the Massachusetts delegation to the Continental Congress, the first Postmaster General of the United States, and chief naval officer for the port of New York from 1803-1813. This subseries includes his correspondence with Gabriel Duvall, Timothy Pickering, and Nathan Sanford as well as documents relating to Osgood's work with the port of New York.</p>"}
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