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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 to Comte de Moustier re: about letter of introduction to Washington (in French)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03281.02 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 October [1787] Pagination: 1 p. 19 x 15 cm Order a Copy

A rather formal letter mentioning the voyage. No year, but inferred from content. Signed in the text by Lafayette.

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