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Miranda, Francisco de (1750-1816) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04912 Author/Creator: Miranda, Francisco de (1750-1816) Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 April 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 22.6 x 18.3 cm. Order a Copy

Miranda asks Knox to "give Col. W[illiam] S[tephens] Smith a copy of that Small Cypher I gave to you at Boston." Smith will then give Knox a letter from Miranda.

Miranda's full name is Francisco Sebastián de Miranda y Rodríguez de Espinosa, but is most commonly known as Francisco de Miranda.

Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816
Espinosa, Francisco Sebastián de Miranda y Rodríguez de, 1750-1816
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Smith, William Stephens, 1755-1816

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