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Madison, James (1751-1836) to Gilbert M. Lafayette re: assessment of Lafayette's interests on Mississippi

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07173.04 Author/Creator: Madison, James (1751-1836) Place Written: Washington Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1801/01/28 Pagination: 1 p. 24.6 x 19.7 cm Order a Copy

and in New Orleans; relations between US and France

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Madison, James, 1751-1836

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