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Title
Letter to [William Whitlock?]
Names
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 (Author)
Whitlock, William (Addressee)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection

The Generals of the American Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1824-06-19
Place: Paris
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Generals
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: A. L. S. 2 pp. 4o
Description
Regrets that his correspondent cannot visit La Grange; thanks him for care of his American correspondence; the maps voted to him by the Virginia legislature have been found at Havre; he and his son have been kept in town by their attendance in the Chamber of Deputies; as soon as it rises they will go to the south of France to visit his granddaughter Natalie; his duties take up time which he would more gladly give to correspondence with his American friends.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 8913
Archives EAD ID: 278532
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 96829f70-6a38-0139-b5e9-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1757: Creator Born
  • 1824: Created
  • 1834: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [William Whitlock?]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1824. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-94bd-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to [William Whitlock?]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 21, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-94bd-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1824). Letter to [William Whitlock?] Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-94bd-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to [William Whitlock?]