[Brigadier? 4. 1793 from Colonel Miranda now under Que Thepondence N^o] Miranda à Paris ce 4. Nov^re 1792. l'an^e 1^e de la Republique. my Dear friend. I beg your pardon for not having Written to you this long while; but hear me now upon an important ocation —— You will see by the official communications of the now appointed minister of France, and the information our friend Col: Smith will give you, how things are coming to maturity; and the Periodo advanc ing when our dear Country America shall become that glorious part of the Globe, that Nature intended her to be! .. and that those Shemes our patriotisme inspired to our minds in our Symposiums at Boston, are not far from being realized. I beg you to present my best compliments to the Presi dent of the United States... with my best wishes for the continuation of his health & Station; fully persuaded that his benevolence and love of Liberty, will tend allways to promote the happi & be beneficial to mankind —— in an other moments I shall take the liberty of writing to him personally. I am yours sincirely F. Miranda. L^t Gen^l of the arm. of the Rep. N. 13. Write me under the ministre des Affaires etrangeres — à Paris. [Henry Knox — Secretary at War. &c. &c. &c.]