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James Lafayette's petition for freedom, November 30, 1786
In his freedom petition, James Lafayette described how he "secretly conveyed enclosures from Marquis into the Enemies lines of the most important kind" and "often at the peril of his life." Appealing to the legislators' patriotic spirit, James asked that "he may be granted that freedom which he flatters himself he has in some degree contributed to establish." |