Excerpts from an 1852 pamphlet sharing anecdotes from the life of George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette.

This pamphlet was published by Nathaniel Hervey in 1852 and recounts short narratives about both General Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette. The selected excerpts focus on the scene at Saratoga and the winter at Valley Forge. Hervey states in the preface of the pamphlet that he relied on the primary source record in order to write his pamphlet.

Citation Information
Hervey, Nathaniel, excerpts from “The memory of Washington; with biographical sketches of his mother and wife,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/8ad109f66a58cbf3fdb9e2cab240dd75.
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