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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03323 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Place Written: Paramus, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 November 1780 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 22 x 17 cm Order a Copy

States that he arrived last night and will set out for Philadelphia. Writes about his recommendation to General George Washington that Hamilton should be made Adjutant General. Explains the reasons he gave in support of his recommendation. Assures that Washington values Hamilton's friendship greatly. Comments on his own friendship with and fondness for Hamilton. Gives compliments to Mrs. Hamilton, General Philip Schuyler, and the Schuyler family.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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