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Jordan, Moses W., fl. 1824 to Ruth Smith

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.719.06 Author/Creator: Jordan, Moses W., fl. 1824 Place Written: Mount Hope, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 10, 1824 Pagination: 4 p. : address ; Height: 33.3 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Jordan gives his sister a detailed and effusive description of a visit to Philadelphia by the Marquis de Lafayette. He attended the festivities and met the man himself at the state house.

Jordan, Moses W., fl. 1824
Smith, Ruth, fl. 1824
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Revolutionary War
Holidays and Celebrations
France
The First Age of Reform

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