James Armistead Lafayette

1700sAmericans1800s
Written by Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

  • Double agent during the Revolutionary War

  • “Served” Cornwallis, but really he was gathering intel for Marquis de Lafayette and providing misdirection to Cornwallis

  • Provided intel that lead to victory at Yorktown

  • Eventually granted his freedom as a reward for his courage

  • Not believed that he ever went by James Armistead Lafayette. Instead James Fayette, James Lafayette, or James de la Fayette.

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Heather isn’t a historian, an academic, or an impartial storyteller… but she has read more than one book about every U.S. president. Out of spite. She was dubbed America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler by one of her favorite authors and she’s been repeating it ever since. When she’s not reading or doodling history books, she’s a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. (Has she mentioned she’s related to Presidents Adams and Coolidge…?)

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