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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 To: Jean B. Gouvion

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08016.01 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 26, 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21.3 cm, Width: 16.6 cm Order a Copy

Lays foundations for a reconnaissance by Lt. Col. Gouvion on the James River.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Gouvion, Jean Baptiste, 1747-1792

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