Statistics for occurrence #1 of “M. de Lafayette” in entry lafayette-marie-jean-paul-roch-yves-gilbert-motier-marquis-de of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:

...ep up with; but scarcely had the former lost sight of M. de Lafayette's vessel, when it fell in with two English frigates—and this is not the only time when the elements seemed bent on opposing M. de Lafayette , as if with the intention of saving him. After having encountered for seven weeks various perils and chances, he arrived at Georgetown, in Carolina. Ascending the river in a canoe, his foot touched...
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