Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04563 Author/Creator: Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 March 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 22.8 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy
Wishes to introduce Knox to a friend of his, Count Paolo Andreani from Milan, Italy, who intends to visit America. Describes him as a top "diletante in Chimistery, and natural history, in Europe." Asks him to introduce Count Andreani to General Washington.
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