Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de (1757-1834) to Comte de Moustier re: importation of whale oil from US to France (in French)
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03281.05 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de (1757-1834) Place Written: Paris Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 02 January 1789 Pagination: 2 p. 22 x 18 cm Order a Copy
Lafayette comments on the French whale oil industry, particularly the Company of Dunkirk ("dunkerque").
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