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Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816 to Henry Knox [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04343 Author/Creator: Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 August 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Touches on the state of American government, the Constitutional Convention, and the Ohio territories. Asks Knox to present his respects to President [George] Washington, Governor [James] Bowdoin, Colonel [Alexander] Hamilton, and Colonel [William] Duer, in addition to Knox's wife, Lucy.

Espinosa, Francisco Sebastián de Miranda y Rodríguez de, 1750-1816
Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Duer, William, 1747-1799
Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

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