Lafayette in the United States, 1824-1825 : collection, 1824-1896.

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Lafayette in the United States, 1824-1825 : collection, 1824-1896.

Clippings, transcripts, diary excerpts, engravings, and other material compiled by Hill in 1900-1901, relating to Lafayette's tour through Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Includes excerpts from the diary of John Quincy Adams.

700 items : in 7 v.5 containers.

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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...

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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John Quincy Adams (b. July 11, 1767, Braintree, Massachusetts-d. February 23, 1848, Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman who served as a diplomat, United States Senator, member of the House of Representatives, and the sixth President of the United States. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later the Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. He was the son of President John Adams and Abigail Adams. As a diplomat, Adams played an important role in neg...

Hill, Benjamin Thomas

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Collector. From the description of Lafayette in the United States, 1824-1825 : collection, 1824-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77901267 Benjamin Thomas Hill (1863-1927), son of Jonathan Henry and Sarah Bruce Jenkins Hill, was born in Worcester, Mass. He graduated from Harvard in 1886 and from Harvard Law School in 1889. Although he practiced law in Worcester from 1889 to 1927, he was best known as a historian and local antiquarian. Hill possessed a remarkable technical...