Autograph letter signed : Mount Vernon, to George Washington Lafayette, 1798 Dec. 25.

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Autograph letter signed : Mount Vernon, to George Washington Lafayette, 1798 Dec. 25.

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Informing him that he has accepted the command of the armies of the United States, if war with France be declared.

1 item (4 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7198906

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