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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de (1757-1834) to Comte de Moustier re: Moustier's feeling slighted, relations (in French)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03281.04 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de (1757-1834) Place Written: Paris Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 May 1788 Pagination: 2 p. 22 x 18 cm Order a Copy

Lafayette writes that the Republican style is sometimes "un peu froide" and that the American exterior can be a little cold compared to that of France. He also comments on the importance of a National Assembly

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