Lettres inédites de Lafayette : Ou il est question du cheval blanc de M. de Lafayette et d'autres préoccupations de M. le Marquis.

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Main Author: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834.
Other Authors: Holker, John, 1745-1822., Koszul, A.
Format: Book
Language:French
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Item Description:Six letters from Lafayette to John Holker, French consul general in Philadelphia, dated 9 January 1779, 30 June 1780, 7 July 1780, 14 August 1780, 15 August 1780 and 14 April 1781, relating to procuring military supplies. In the letter of 7 July 1780 Lafayette asks Holker to be on the lookout for a white horse for him to buy, "Un des ces chevaux blancs", the editor remarks, "qui étaient se grande coquetterie et qui restent dans l'imagination populaire associés à son souvenir."
Edited with commentary, by A. Koszul.
Physical Description:pages 385-388.
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