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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de (1757-1834) to Comte de Moustier re: thanks, Washington's hospitality (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: 07 October 1787 Pagination: 1 p. + addr. 19 x 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.

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