Collection concerning a Spanish diplomatic mission to the United States, 1777-1785.

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Collection concerning a Spanish diplomatic mission to the United States, 1777-1785.

Typewritten English translation of reports and financial records of a Spanish diplomatic mission led by Juan de Miralles and later by Francisco Rendón in the United States to observe the U.S. Continental Congress during the American Revolution.

450 items.2 containers.0.6 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8199341

Library of Congress

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Rendón, Francisco

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United States. Continental Congress

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The central governing body of the American colonies from 1774, continuing during the American Revolution; and also the first governing body of the U.S. until the establishment of the U.S. Constitution in 1789. From the description of Continental Congress minutes, 1778 Oct. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 429918299 Noah Cooke, Jr. (1749-1829) earned his Harvard AB 1769. His early career was as a clergyman, but he later became a lawyer. He was admitted to the bar in Cheshir...

Miralles, Juan de

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Topping, Aileen Moore

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Aileen Moore Topping was a graduate of Agnes Scott College and Middlebury College and taught at the University of Miami. She worked extensively in the Spanish archives at the Archivo General de Simancas, the Archivo Historico Nacional, and the Archivo General de Indias. [Source: Adapted from Samuel Proctor, "General Editor's Preface," pp. viii-ix, in An Impartial Account of the Late Expedition Against St. Augustine, with an introduction and indexes by Aileen Moore Topping. Bicentennial Floridian...