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Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04901 Author/Creator: Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 April 1791 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Francisco de Miranda writes a letter in French to Secretary of War Knox.

Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816
Espinosa, Francisco Sebastián de Miranda y Rodríguez de, 1750-1816
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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