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LAFAYETTE, GILBERT DU MOTIER MARQUIS DE, 1757-1834, Major General, Continental Army. Autograph letter signed ("Lafayette") to an unidentified recipient, n.p., n.d. 1 page, 4to, 150 x 193mm. (7 9/16 x 6 7/8 in.), upper left corner missing a small piece, three small tears not affecting text, in French.
THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE CELEBRATES THE 4TH OF JULY
The Marquis apologizes for his absence: "I have come for the American dinner of the 4th of July, my dear friend, [and] I hoped to dine with you yesterday but my whole time is taken up with my marriage and other affairs: behold me obliged to leave without seeing you. I thank your for your kind letter upon my election [to the Chamber of Deputies?] and I embrace you with my whole heart..."
THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE CELEBRATES THE 4TH OF JULY
The Marquis apologizes for his absence: "I have come for the American dinner of the 4th of July, my dear friend, [and] I hoped to dine with you yesterday but my whole time is taken up with my marriage and other affairs: behold me obliged to leave without seeing you. I thank your for your kind letter upon my election [to the Chamber of Deputies?] and I embrace you with my whole heart..."