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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06676 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | The Marquis de Lafayette to unknown regarding packets of letters for France [in French] |
| Date | 16 March 1778 |
| Author | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Indicates that he will approve his correspondent's expenditures, but urges him not to spend too much. Notes that there will be a packet of letters for France in Boston for his correspondent to pick up before his journey, and another packet in eight days. Encourages his correspondent to return in July and see General Washington amidst all his achievements. Written while Lafayette was planning the ill-fated second invasion of Canada during the American Revolution. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History France Finance Canada |
| People | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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