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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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