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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04034 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0086] October-December 1788 |
| Title | James Bowdoin to Henry Knox agreeing to proposed admission of Spanish nobles to Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| Date | 24 November 1788 |
| Author | Bowdoin, James (1726-1790) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Agrees to propose the admission of two Spanish noblemen to the Academy of Arts and Sciences based on Knox's request (GLC02437.04033). Asks Knox to inform him of their titles and "literary character." The Spanish noblemen are the Marquis de Santa Cruz and the Duque de Almondovar (the VII Marqués de Almodóvar del Río, Pedro Francisco Ximénez de Góngora y Luján). |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Diplomacy Global History and Civics Art, Music, Theater, and Film Literature and Language Arts Letter of Introduction or Recommendation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Bowdoin, James (1726-1790) Almodovar del Rio, Pedro Francisco Jimenez de Gongora y Lujan, Duque de (1727-1794) |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Science, Technology, Invention; Education; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Henry Knox to James Bowdoin about leaving New York and the admission of two Spaniards to the Academy of Arts and Sciences |