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WASHINGTON, GEORGE, President. Autograph letter signed ("G:Washington") AS PRESIDENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, to [Michel-Guillaume Saint Jean de Crèvecoeur], Philadelphia, 9 July 1787. 1 page, 4to, 221 x 200mm. (9 x 8 in.), left margin worn with several punctures (not affecting text), otherwise in very good condition.
WASHINGTON TO THE AUTHOR OF Letters from an American Farmer
Washington acknowledges the receipt of a letter and a copy of Crèvecoeur's celebrated Letters from an American Farmer, and thanks him for offering to transmit letters to the Marquis de Lafayette, whom he praises in affectionate terms: "The letter you did me the honor of writing to me by Commodore Paul Jones, came safe; as did the 3 volumes of the Farmers letters. For both, particularly the compliment of the latter, I pray you to accept my best thanks. Let me express my gratitude to you at the same time, Sir, for the obliging offer of transmitting any communications I may have occasion to make to my good and much esteemed friend the Marq[ui]s de la Fayette whose services & zeal in the cause of his Country, merits as much applause from his fellow Citizens, as it meets admiration from the rest of mankind. I congratulate you on your safe arrival in this Country..." Fitzpatrick, 29:245.
Crèvecoeur (1735-1813) led a remarkable life as a French settler in America prior to and following the American Revolution. His major work, the Letters from an American Farmer, first published in London in 1782 and issued in French the same year as this letter, contained essays vividly depicting the physical, social and economic realities of American life; the work is often considered to rank with Franklin's autobiography. Returning to America after the Revolution, Crèvecoeur became French Consul in New York. He corresponded with Washington, Jefferson and a host of eminent Americans after his return to France in 1790.
Provenance: The Crèvecoeur Papers, Property of a Swiss Gentleman (sale, Christie's, New York, 20 April 1979, lot 169).
WASHINGTON TO THE AUTHOR OF Letters from an American Farmer
Washington acknowledges the receipt of a letter and a copy of Crèvecoeur's celebrated Letters from an American Farmer, and thanks him for offering to transmit letters to the Marquis de Lafayette, whom he praises in affectionate terms: "The letter you did me the honor of writing to me by Commodore Paul Jones, came safe; as did the 3 volumes of the Farmers letters. For both, particularly the compliment of the latter, I pray you to accept my best thanks. Let me express my gratitude to you at the same time, Sir, for the obliging offer of transmitting any communications I may have occasion to make to my good and much esteemed friend the Marq[ui]s de la Fayette whose services & zeal in the cause of his Country, merits as much applause from his fellow Citizens, as it meets admiration from the rest of mankind. I congratulate you on your safe arrival in this Country..." Fitzpatrick, 29:245.
Crèvecoeur (1735-1813) led a remarkable life as a French settler in America prior to and following the American Revolution. His major work, the Letters from an American Farmer, first published in London in 1782 and issued in French the same year as this letter, contained essays vividly depicting the physical, social and economic realities of American life; the work is often considered to rank with Franklin's autobiography. Returning to America after the Revolution, Crèvecoeur became French Consul in New York. He corresponded with Washington, Jefferson and a host of eminent Americans after his return to France in 1790.
Provenance: The Crèvecoeur Papers, Property of a Swiss Gentleman (sale, Christie's, New York, 20 April 1979, lot 169).