Collection of papers of Marquis de Lafayette, 1779-1835.

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Collection of papers of Marquis de Lafayette, 1779-1835.

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Collection of miscellaneous correspondence and papers dealing with Lafayette's family, property, military and political career, particularly his imprisonment and his visit to the United States in 1824-1825. Included are individual letters dealing with his command in the American Revolution and his role in the French Revolution. 37 letters are written by Lafayette; other correspondents include Erick Bollman, Adrienne de Noailles, Marquise de Lafayette, George Washington Lafayette, Auguste Adolphe Frederick de Henings, and others.

75 pieces.1 box, plus 2 bound volumes and 1 oversized folder.

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Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Bollmann, Erick, 1769-1821

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