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Box 17

 Container

Contains 43 Results:

L [copy] to...Marquis de Bouillé

 unspecified — Box: 17, Folder: 32

L [copy] to...Marquis de Bouillé

 unspecified — Box: 17, Folder: 33
Scope and Contents
  1. 18 Août 1790 [Paris] 3 ll.
  2. Facsimile
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