Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Marquis de Lafayette Letter to Lewis Morris
Collection
Identifier: SC 01343
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1781 April 4
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Special Collections Research Center
Marquis de Lafayette Letter to General Nathanael Greene
Collection
Identifier: SC 01342
Scope and Contents
Letter from the Marquis de la Lafayette, at camp near Pamunkey, Virginia to General Nathanael Greene. Lafayette writes about the defense of Richmond with 900 men against the British with superior numbers of 2,300 men; at Richmond was General Nelson with a corps of militia and General Steuben and Muhlenberg; enemy moved to Manchester burning warehouses; enemy retreated from Richmond to Osburns; since the enemy landed at City Point, no public property has been destroyed.
Dates:
1781 May 3
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
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