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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03281.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters to the French Ambassador to America, Comte de Moustier, from various American statesmen and Lafayette |
| Title | Gilbert de Lafayette to Comte de Moustier offering thanks and discussing Washington's hospitality (in French) |
| Date | 7 October 1787 |
| Author | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Recipient | de Moustier, Comte |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | A rather formal letter of thanks which mentions Washington's hospitality at Mount Vernon towards the end. Signed in the text by Lafayette. |
| Subjects | President Mount Vernon Entertaining and Hospitality Global History and Civics Diplomacy France |
| People | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) Moustier, Eléonor-François-Elie, Comte de (1751-1817) |
| Place written | Varennes |
| Theme | The Presidency; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |