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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04251 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1847 |
| Title | George W. Lafayette on the use of slaves on his estate [in French] |
| Date | ca. August 1847 |
| Author | Lafayette, George W. (1779-1849) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Concerning subtenants using slaves on property given to his father in recognition for his Revolutionary War service. Working the slaves is a violation of a provision prohibiting the use of slave labor. He assures the recipient that the violation will be corrected. Marked "Confidential." Docket states the letter was received 31 August 1847, so written before then. |
| Subjects | Slave Life Revolutionary War General Landlord and Tenant Land Transaction Slavery African American History |
| People | Lafayette, Georges Washington Louis Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1779-1849) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | George W. Lafayette, son of the American Revolutionary hero the Marquis de Lafayette, was a French army officer and politician. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |