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LAFAYETTE
, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de
[Toast 37] Document autographe
Baltimore, 19 janvier ou juillet 1825
11 lignes
TOAST PRONONCÉ À BALTIMORE. EXEMPLAIRE DE
LAFAYETTE.
TOAST IN BALTIMORE. LAFAYETTE’S COPY
“I am sensible to the honors reveived by this admission to a share
in the presentation of your colours. My affection and esteem for
the volunteers that gave birth to the 5
th
militia legitima regiment, the
honourable part their corps has acted in the past war, the names of my
Revolutionary comrades who commanded it, whose sons are still with
you, the acknowledgment of their actual colonel, are so many pledges
that these patriotic colours cannot be better placed. Would to got that
amidst the veterans of the Revolution and the wounded defenders of
Baltimore (whom we had the pleasure to see united on this spot, the
brave colonel Armistead’s circle be preserved !”
“We only remained five days at Baltimore, but general
Lafayette’s time was skillfully divided, that he could attend to
nearly all the invitations he received” (Levasseur,
Lafayette in
America
, p. 167)
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