L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825 to Marquis de Lafayette [in French]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03212 Author/Creator: L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: November 2, 1785 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 23.6 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy
Letter written by Major L'Enfant to Lafayette. Probably in reference to the problems he was having with payments owed to Parisian jewelers for badges made for the Society of the Cincinnati. The eagle insignias did not sell well among American officers when L'Enfant returned to the United States in 1784.
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