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Parker, Daniel (fl. 1781-1791) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02936 Author/Creator: Parker, Daniel (fl. 1781-1791) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 January 1784 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22.3 x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy

Introduces Colonel De Mirand[a], possibly Francisco de Miranda, "A Spanish Gentleman from Mexico, whom I take the Liberty to Introduce to your notice."

Daniel Parker & Co. was a firm that supplied the army with provisions after the Revolutionary War.

Parker, Daniel, fl. 1781-1791
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816

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