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Lafayette Letter to Captain Joshua Barney, October 28, 1799
Marquis de Lafayette writes from his home, La Grange, to Barney, who was serving in the French Navy and was then in Paris, offering assistance to a "fellow American" who had imitated his adventure by coming to France during its Revolution, serving for the cause of liberty, and "gloriously supporting the flag of the United States and the republican colors of France." |