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James Armistead Lafayette  James Armistead Lafayette

James Armistead Lafayette was manumitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia for his services as a double agent during the Yorktown campaign. This engraving couples his portrait by John Blennerhassett Martin with a facsimile testimonial by the Marquis de Lafayette.

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