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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03946 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0085] July-September 1788 |
| Title | Diego Gardoqui y Arriquibar to Henry Knox seeking Knox's advice on what books to buy |
| Date | 24 July 1788 |
| Author | Gardoqui y Arriquibar, Diego (1735-1798) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Gardoqui writes, "A Lover of literature in our Spanish America desires me to send him such Books [as] are good & worth reading..." Seeks Knox's advice on what books to buy. Docket indicates that this letter was written 24 July 1786; a pencil note at the top of page one indicates the year as 1788. Docket states that this letter is from "D D de Gardoqui." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Global History and Civics Latin and South America Literature and Language Arts Book Selling Liberty |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Gardoqui y Arriquibar, Diego (1735-1798) |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Gardoqui was a Spanish merchant and diplomat. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |