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Marquis de Lafayette

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Marquis de Lafayette

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Auction Date:2012 Apr 18 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
ALS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 8 x 10, September 17, 1830. Letter to Etienne-Maurice Gerard, Minister of War and Marshall of France. In full (translated): “The Duke de Mahon, honorary Lieutenant General, has asked me to tell you about my oId connections with him and his family: I was intimately associated with his two brothers, colleagues of mine in the Constituent Assembly. His youngest brother served under my orders; I also knew his father, the victor of Mahon; and his niece married my nephew Grammont. All that has enabled me to be aware of the services and sacrifices of the Duke de Mahon, constantly attached to the French cause in Spain - which was the ruin of his fortune. I don't know in what capacities he might serve and what you might be able to do for him: but his abundant capabilities await the good will of the government.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, a couple of ink notations to top, small stamp below text, uniform toning, and light pencil remnants to bottom.