Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 To: Jean B. Gouvion.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07904 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1780/06/30 Pagination: 2 p. : docket : Height: 20 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy
Lafayette informs Gouvion of "good news," Rodney has been defeated in two different engagements and six of his vessels have for some time been out of combat."
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