Littlepage, Lewis

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Lewis Littlepage (1762-1802) was an American involved in European politics. His uncle, Benjamin Lewis, arranged for him to study in Spain as a guest of John Jay. He served as an aide-de-camp to the Duc de Crillon in a campaign against Port Mahon, Minorca, and Gibraltar. He held offices under the King of Poland from 1784 to 1798.

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“Lewis Littlepage to Benjamin Franklin, 12 February 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-31-02-0346. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 31, November 1, 1779, through February 29, 1780, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1995, pp. 476–477.]

“Philip Mazzei to James Madison, 30 November 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-02-02-0121. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, vol. 2, 20 March 1780 – 23 February 1781, ed. William T. Hutchinson and William M. E. Rachal. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1962, pp. 211–216.]