LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Moitier, Marquis de. Autograph letter signed ("Lafayette") to General Arthur O'Connor; La Grange, 24 January. ½ page, 8vo, addressed by Lafayette, slight tears on integral address panel, otherwise fine. In French. Lafayette writes that his son-in-law, Charles, will be spending three days in Paris and hopes he can pay O'Connor a visit: "a good occasion to receive news," and asks "what do you think of the rumors of peace with England? Are there any big plans in the address to the army...All guesses present themselves to me at my solitude at La Grange..." -- LAFAYETTE. Autograph letter signed ("Lafayette") to O'Connor in Rotterdam, Holland; La Grange, 6 June. ½ page, 8vo, addressed on verso by Lafayette, minor tears to integral address panel, otherwise fine. In French. Lafayette tells the General that he will send him a letter which is for "M. [President James] Monroe." Urging his friend to return quickly, Lafayette reminds him in a post script of his commission to bring him a "Wolf Dog," which "I believe to be an important aquisition for the peace" -- LAFAYETTE. Autograph letter signed ("Lafayette") to O'Connor, La Grange, 23 [illegible]. ¼ page, 8vo, addressed on verso by Lafayette, partial black seal, fine. In French. Consoling his friend on a death in the family: "You must not doubt the tender sympathy I feel at your unfortunate news...There is no consolation to give for such a cruel loss..." After years of exile, Lafayette retired to La Grange, forty miles outside of Paris, in 1799, and he remained removed from politics until the 1820s. (3)