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LAFAYETTE, MARIE JOSEPH DE

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LAFAYETTE, MARIE JOSEPH DE
(1757 - 1834) French statesman and military officer who served as a Major General under Washington and was instrumental in the defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown. Late A.L.S. "Lafayette" 1p. 4to., [n.p., Apr. 16, 1834], in French to M. Dumon. In part: "...The documents from the Committee of West Indies...sent my M. de la Roche...have been received by M. Pally for his report. It was decided by the Committee that an extract of the documents will be printed in the appendix of the report...". Slight scattered foxing, otherwise very good.