Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04034 Author/Creator: Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter Date: 24 November 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 15.3 cm Order a Copy
Agrees to propose the admission of two Spanish noblemen to the Academy of Arts and Sciences based on Knox's request (GLC02437.04033). Asks Knox to inform him of their titles and "literary character." The Spanish noblemen are the Marquis de Santa Cruz and the Duque de Almondovar (the VII Marqués de Almodóvar del Río, Pedro Francisco Ximénez de Góngora y Luján).
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