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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.523 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | Gardoqui e Hijos to Arthur Lee about military supplies and mentions Benjamin Franklin's appointment as ambassador to France |
| Date | 4 April 1778 |
| Author | Gardoqui e Hijos (Firm) (fl. 1778) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses accounts for military supplies, mostly uniforms and blankets for "the American friends that we have worked for in the present troublesome times." Also notes hearing news that Benjamin Franklin "had been presented to His Majesty as an Embassador [to France] of the Unitted Collonys in America." With a brief, tallied clothing account on the bottom of page two. Signed "J.G. & Co." The commercial house of Gardoqui e Hijos (Joseph Gardoqui and Sons) of Bilbao, Spain, represented the American colonies in the Spanish court during the American Revolution. Lee had served in Spain as American commissioner in 1777 and 1778. |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Revolutionary War Military History Military Supplies Diplomacy Military Uniforms France Banking Finance |
| People | Gardoqui e Hijos (Firm) (fl. 1788) Lee, Arthur (1740-1792) |
| Place written | Bilbao, Spain |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |