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President James Monroe invited the Marquis de Lafayette to visit the United States, his adopted country. Lafayette’s tour of all 24 states in 1824 and 1825 drew large crowds and sparked a renewal of patriotism. During the American Revolution, Lafayette’s intense advocacy of the American cause had convinced French King Louis XVI to send troops and ships, which proved crucial to the American victory at Yorktown. 

Lafayette arrived late in the afternoon of May 27, 1825, and was greeted by Albert Gallatin, former Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Jefferson and Monroe, and then escorted to the Spottsylvania House for the night. The following day, Lafayette and his party were entertained by Gallatin in his home, Friendship Hill, overlooking the Monongahela River. A military escort was provided on May 29 when he departed for Elizabeth, Pennsylvania.

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