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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06721 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1829 |
| Title | The Marquis de Lafayette to Mr. Bayley regarding his plan to liberate his slaves, colonization and personal matters |
| Date | 15 April 1829 |
| Author | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Recipient | Bayley, Mr. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written to Mr. Bayley in England. Discusses his plans for colonizing his freed slaves in Haiti or Liberia. Lafayette also mentions the Catholic emancipation bill, etc. |
| Subjects | France Colonization Africa Caribbean Slavery African American History Emancipation Freemen Religion Catholicism |
| People | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Place written | Paris, France |
| Theme | Religion; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |