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Box 17

 Container

Contains 43 Results:

L [copy] to Adrienne de Noailles de Lafayette

 unspecified — Box: 17, Folder: 40
Scope and Contents
  1. L [copy] to Adrienne de Noailles de Lafayette
  2. L [copy] to Madame de Chavaniac
  3. 18 Avril 1792, 21 Août 1792, 25 Août 1792. 1l.
Dates: 1520-1973.

L [aman.] S to M. de Grave

 unspecified — Box: 17, Folder: 41
Scope and Contents
  1. 8 May 1792, L'an 4 de la Liberté. Givet, 1l.
Dates: 1520-1973.

ALS to Armand Charles Augustin de La Croix, duc de Castries, 1788-08-20

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 13bis
Scope and Contents

"Tu as bien raison, mon cher ami, de penser que les états généraux sont le grand objet national… " Writing shortly after it was announced that the Etats généraux would be convened in May 1789, Lafayette expresses concern about the long delay, coming at a time when the nation is bankrupt and the people are suffering. But he is hopeful for a good outcome to the process.

Dates: 1788-08-20