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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 to Thomas Nelson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.04 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter signed Date: July 26, 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 32 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Lafayette informs Virginia's Governor Nelson of an enclosed certificate (not included) for a horse to be used by the 3d regiment. Docketed by Nelson.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Nelson, Thomas Jr., 1738-1789

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