Purchased in November 1971. Formerly identified as Mss Sm Coll Lafayette.
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Marquis de Lafayette Letter to General Nathanael Greene, 1781 May 3
Letter, 1781 April 4, to Lewis Morris. 2 p. ; 21 cm. Concerns military operations in Virginia, a delayed meeting in Williamsburg, and mentions Benedict Arnold, Nathanael Greene, and Henry Lee. Typescript also available.