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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 to Samuel Cooper re: Victory over Cornwallis at Yorktown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06828 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Place Written: Camp near York, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1781/10/26 Pagination: 6 p. : Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

"The glorious and important success we have obtained will afford joy to every true american." Co-signed by Samuel Cooper.

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