Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 to Carter Page
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.043 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 12, 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; 32 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Reply from headquarters indicating regret at learning Captain Page's corps will return home. Page served as a captain in the New Jersey and Virginia cavalries during the American Revolution.
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