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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de (1757-1834) to Samuel Cooper re: Victory over Cornwallis at Yorktown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06828 Author/Creator: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de (1757-1834) Place Written: Camp near York, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1781/10/26 Pagination: 6 p. 21.5 x 17 cm Order a Copy

"The glorious and important success we have obtained will afford joy to every true american." Co-signed by Samuel Cooper.

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