Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, papers, ...
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Main title
- Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, papers, 1776-1934.
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Description
- 300 items.
- 2 containers plus 3 oversize.
- 1 microfilm reel.
- 1.4 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009082 opens in a new window
Local shelving no.
- MMC-3447
- Oversize 6:1
- Microfilm 4,390-1N-1P
Biography/History note
- Soldier and statesman.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged by type of material.
Summary
- Correspondence, legal documents, clippings, broadsides, orderly book, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Lafayette's military service in Canada and Virginia, his tour of the United States (1824-1825), his land in Florida, and his views on such topics as the slave trade and the French government. Also includes material pertaining to the centennial observance of his death. Correspondents include Thomas Clarkson, George Washington Parke Custis, Mordecai Gist, George Graham, Catherine Littlefield Greene, Abiel Holmes, Charles King, Henry Laurens, Antoine Vaudoyer, Marinus Willett, and William Woodford.
LC Subjects
- Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846--Correspondence.
- Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857--Correspondence.
- Gist, Mordecai, 1743-1792--Correspondence.
- Graham, George, 1770-1830--Correspondence.
- Greene, Catharine Littlefield--Correspondence.
- Holmes, Abiel, 1763-1837--Correspondence.
- King, Charles, 1789-1867--Correspondence.
- Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792--Correspondence.
- Vaudoyer, Antoine, 1756-1846--Correspondence.
- Willett, Marinus, 1740-1830--Correspondence.
- Woodford, William, 1734-1780--Correspondence.
- Real property--Florida.
- Slave trade.
- Canada--History--1775-1783.
- France--Politics and government.
- United States--Description and travel.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns.
- Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- Soldiers.
- Statesmen.
Notes
- Microfilm of originals in private hands.
- Collection material in French and English.
Acquisition source
- Gift and purchase, 1907-1956.
Additional formats
- Microfilm edition of selected correspondence available, no. 4,390.
- In part, microfilm, photocopies, and transcripts. [Place of reproduction and transcription unidentified].
LCCN
- mm 82083543
Other standard no.
- MSS83543
Language code
- fre eng
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home opens in a new window
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
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- Microfilm 4,390-1P
- Selected correspondence
- Copy 1
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