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LAFAYETTE, GILBERT DU MOTIER, Marquis de. Autograph note signed ("Lafayette") to Elizabeth Coombs Adams. Washington, D.C., 6 September 1825. One small oblong page, 92 x 148mm. (3¾ x 5/8 in.), tear at lower margin catching two letters, laid down, irregular at corners, some mat burning.
A charming thank-you note to President John Quincy Adams's daughter-in-law(?): "While I have Been, on this My Birthday, most kindly Hailed by you, dear Miss Adams, permit me to offer you the Affectionate thanks and good wishes of the friend to three generations in your family. May every Happiness attend you..."
A charming thank-you note to President John Quincy Adams's daughter-in-law(?): "While I have Been, on this My Birthday, most kindly Hailed by you, dear Miss Adams, permit me to offer you the Affectionate thanks and good wishes of the friend to three generations in your family. May every Happiness attend you..."