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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. Manuscript L.S. ""Lafayette"" 1p. 4to., Le Grange, Nov. 4, 1828, in French to M. Duclos. In part: ""...I beg of you...to write on behalf of a young man from Rosoy, whose family I know, and who himself is esteemed by those who are in rapport with him. His name is Boyer...His parents strongly wish that you might go to the Count to take up his defense..."". Seal tear with minor accompanying loss at left edge, not affecting text, else very good.