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Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04551 Author/Creator: Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 March 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23.1 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy

Writes that he has not heard from Knox in quite a while, stating "for god sake let me see few lines from you; & then I shall communicate you the progress of that 4: that has begian [sic] already, about 38:" Mentions that he hopes that the new American Constitution will be effective. Would like Knox to forward his congratulations to President Washington and his greetings to Alexander Hamilton and William Duer.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Espinosa, Francisco Sebastián de Miranda y Rodríguez de, 1750-1816
Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816
Duer, William, 1747-1799
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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