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

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GLC#
GLC04802
Type
Letters
Date
September 27, 1830
Author/Creator
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Title
to Wiliam Wilberforce [in French]
Place Written
Paris, France
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 21 cm, Width: 18.4 cm
Language
French
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Slavery & Anti-slavery

Lafayette inquiries on the slave trade in France & America. He alludes to Wilberforce's attempts to have Lafayette freed from prison. Docket is in English, in Wilberforce's hand. Letter has been transcribed in English. Wilberforce as the recipient is confirmed by the content of the letter and the handwriting of the docket.

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