Autograph letter : [London?], to [Barbault?], n.p., 1796 Nov. 19.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

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Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette was born at Chavaniac, Auvergne, in 1757, to an old, illustrious family of the provincial and military nobility. He lost both his parents early: his father was killed by the British at the Battle of Minden when Lafayette was two years old (1759), and when he was thirteen and attending the prestigious Collège de Plessis in Paris both his mother and grandfather died (1770). The latter's death left Lafayette with a si...

Bonaventure Lafayette Collection (University of Chicago)

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Lafayette, Marie Adrienne de Noailles, marquise de, 1759-1807

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Born Marie Adrienne Françoise de Noailles; married the marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) in 1774. Although they were influential supporters of the new French republic, the Lafayettes opposed the extremists who came to power in 1792. While her husband was forced into exile, the marquise was imprisoned twice. After her second arrest in October 1793, George Washington intervened in her case, but she was not released until 1795. From the description of ALS : Brioude, France, to a repres...

University of Chicago. Library.

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George Musgrave Giger was classics professor at Princeton University, 1850-65. Francis Turretin (1623-1687) was a theologian. From the guide to the Microfilms of a Translation of Franois Turrettin, Institutio Theologiae Elencticae, 20th century (copies of 19th century originals), (Bodleian Library, University of Oxford) ...

University of Chicago. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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Fitzpatrick, Richard, 1747-1813

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Irish army officer and public official. From the description of Richard Fitzpatrick papers, 1777-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450275 British general. From the description of Letters signed (2) : London, to Sir James Murray-Pulteney, 1806 Jun. 27-Aug. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538191 ...

Masclet, Joseph, 1760-1820.

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Fox, Charles-James, 1749-1806

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Charles James Fox was born in London on January 24, 1749. After attending Eton and Oxford, his first political success came with his election to Parliament in 1768. Though he initially supported the government's efforts against the populist machinations of John Wilkes, Fox's political views began to shift after receiving and resigning a number of political appointments, leading him to increasingly ally himself with the Rockingham Whigs. During the early 1770s, Fox opposed the British economic po...