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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07299 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1805 |
| Title | Thomas Jefferson to Gilbert M. Lafayette concerning Louisiana Purchase lands |
| Date | 10 March 1805 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Recipient | Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Concerning Louisiana lands for Lafayette's sacrifices during Revolution: "There are adjacent to the town of N. Orleans on both sides of the Canal of Cavondelet a body of ungranted lands . . . considering the great value that this will very soon be of, as town lots, I have this day written to Governor Claiborne" |
| Subjects | President Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Land Transaction Westward Expansion France |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Westward Expansion; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |