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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 to Thomas Jefferson re: congratulations on Louisiana Purchase

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07560.02 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1804 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

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