Alexander Hamilton, US first Secretary of the Treasury, met Francisco de Miranda in the US, it seems they kept in touch through the years writing to each other. Miranda traveled throughout Europe, garnering support for the independence of Spanish America. He had made friends with leaders, such as British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger, and Catherine the Great of Russia. As a general in the Spanish Army, Miranda took part in military operations on four continents. In the American Revolutionary War, he commanded Spanish troops aiding American insurgents in Florida and Mississippi. While in the United States, he met with, among others, George Washington, Thomas Paine, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. He had a home in London where he married a British lady and had two children. I am looking for letters or any other document that can proove they actually were epistolary friends. If those letters exist, where can I see them?
2006-12-09
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