Letters to Purviance [manuscript] 1795-1814.

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Letters to Purviance [manuscript] 1795-1814.

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Letters from James Monroe, John Randolph, and Charles James Fox. Purviance, secretary of the U.S. legation in England under Monroe, receives orders and requests from Monroe, chiefly regarding attendance at Lord Nelson's funeral. Dispatch orders, diplomatic credentials, a dinner invitation from Fox and a note from Randolph promising to forward a letter to Monroe complete the collection.

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Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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Randolph, John, 1773-1833

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Purviance, John Henry, 1763-1820

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Fox, Charles-James, 1749-1806

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