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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 to Comte de Moustier [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03281.01 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Place Written: Varennes Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 7, 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 19 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

A rather formal letter of thanks which mentions Washington's hospitality at Mount Vernon towards the end. Signed in the text by Lafayette.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Moustier, Elenor François-Élie, marquis de, 1751-1817
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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