Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 to Comte de Moustier [in French]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03281.05 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Place Written: Paris, France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 2, 1789 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy
Lafayette comments on the French whale oil industry, particularly the Company of Dunkirk ("dunkerque"). Letter mentions the importation of whale oil from the US to France.
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