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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 to Andre Paccard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01563 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Place Written: La Tour du Pin, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 4, 1829 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Discusses being prevented by family and political obligations from visiting Chalons-sur-Saone, and mentions liberty. Paccard represented the citizens of Chalons-sur-Saone.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Paccard, Andre, fl. 1829

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