Alanna answers “Was he really friends with Alexander...”

Dominique asked this question about Lafayette:

Was he really friends with Alexander Hamilton, Aaron burr, John Laurens, Hercules mulligans and George Washington?

Alanna Smith Not sure about Aaron Burr and Hercules Mulligan, but he was definitely friends with Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens (and Thomas Jefferson, John Ad…moreNot sure about Aaron Burr and Hercules Mulligan, but he was definitely friends with Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens (and Thomas Jefferson, John Adam, James Madison, and James Monroe). He named his own son after George Washington, and Washington was also his godfather. An orphan, Lafayette viewed Washington as a very important father-figure, and Washington felt similarly fatherly towards Lafayette.(less)

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