Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 to unknown [fragment] [in French]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05315 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 1 May 1805 Pagination: 3 p. ; 23 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy
Possibly written to Armand Duplantier 1 May 1805. No date indicated on document. Lafayette discusses lands he was granted in the Louisiana territory and the building of a brick factory. In reference to the factory, mentions thirty slaves.
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