Letters of Washington, Franklin, and Lafayette, 1744-1830 (bulk 1777-1779).

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Letters of Washington, Franklin, and Lafayette, 1744-1830 (bulk 1777-1779).

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Letters and other items written by George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and the Marquis de Lafayette, totaling 31 items not including folder title pages created by Jared Sparks. Housed in individual folders for Washington (14 items), Lafayette (4 items), and Franklin (13 items). Washington items include three fragments concerning land surveying, 1746-1750; a Revolutionary War circular requesting winter clothing for his soldiers from the State of New York, dated November 10, 1780; a diagram showing how units of light infantry should be positioned for battle, dated 1781; a letter from Washington to James Madison, dated March 6, 1796, on his desire to help Lafayette; a document titled "Terms on which the farms at Mount Vernon may be obtained," dated February 1796; and clippings containing Washington's autograph from various documents (including one signed four days before his death), mounted on a sheet of paper. Lafayette documents include a letter from J.B. Church to President Washington, dated August 16, 1793, appealing for help in freeing Lafayette from prison; a letter from Lafayette to an unidentified princess, written from prison on March 15, 1793; a letter from Lafayette to Jared Sparks, dated March 28, 1830, including observations on current French politics; and a manuscript copy (in Lafayette's hand) of a letter from Lafayette to Washington, dated August 20, 1798. Franklin documents include a draft of a letter from Franklin to President Washington, giving Franklin's opinion of the Constitution; a letter signed by Franklin and by John Adams, dated November 20, 1778, giving instructions to W.T. Franklin on collecting intelligence at Dieppe, France; a letter from Franklin to his wife, dated October 5, 1768; and a list of core religious principles, among other items.

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