Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de (1757-1834) [Notes for speech]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04999 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de (1757-1834) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: circa 1825 Pagination: 1 p. ; 19.5 x 25 cm. Order a Copy
Expresses his gratitude to members of "both houses" of the Pennsylvania legislature for their "kind welcome." Undated notes for a speech possibly given in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 31 January or 1 February 1825.
[struck: Gnl Lafayette's toast]
Gen. La Fayette, [illegible]
After Having Expressed to the Members of Both Houses the Grateful Sense He Had of their kind welcome, [struck: He] gave the following toast
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The State of Pennsylvania, first founded on the Basis of Justice and Philanthropy, now governed by Universal Suffrage on the unalloyed principal of Equal Rights. May it long preserve those dignified and fruitful Blessings!
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