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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 to General Nathanael Greene

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00639.19 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Place Written: Nancy [France] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 8, 1783 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

The letter discusses the peace treaty and European affairs. Notes the difference between preliminary and definitive treaties.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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