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LAFAYETTE
, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de
[Toast 25] Document autographe
Morristown, 15 juillet 1825
4 lignes
TOAST PRONONCÉ À MORRISTOWN. EXEMPLAIRE DE
LAFAYETTE.
TOAST IN MORRISTOWN. LAFAYETTE’S COPY
“Toast at Morristown.
Morristown, a name conspicuous in our Revolutionary war ; may it ever
be conspicuous in the enjoyment of the blessings which have been the
object and the result of our glorious contest”
For the arrival of Lafayette from Paterson, on July 14, 1825,
Monsieur Sansay arranged the memorable ball which has
caused his name to go down as the most famous dancing-
master in New Jersey history.
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LAFAYETTE,
Gilbert du Motier, marquis de]
Lettre autographe signée par Samuel A. Ruddock
New York, 13 juillet 1825
2 pp. in-4
EXEMPLAIRE DE LAFAYETTE. SAMUEL RUDDOCK,
VÉTÉRAN DE BUNKER HILL, LUI PRÉSENTE UNE CARTE
DE L’AMÉRIQUE DU SUD DONT LE DESTIN SEMBLE À
L’ÉPOQUE ÊTRE CELUI D’UNE NOUVELLE AMÉRIQUE : “THE
MARCH OF LIBERTY HAS SPREAD OVER THAT BEAUTIFUL
COUNTRY”
Samuel A. Ruddock montre à Lafayette “the great Map which I have
made of South America, and which is the labor and toil of many years,
spent in making astronomical observations, in order to obtain the true
latitude and longitude of some thousands of plans before uncertain
as to their location. During my rout the march of Liberty has spread
over that beautiful Country. Much valuable geographical and statistical
information, I have obtained from Priests and Engineers, in manuscript
maps of the interior, which is of the first respectability”. Il décrit ensuite
son voyage en Amérique du Sud.
Samuel A. Ruddock, describing himself as a
Military and
Topographical Engineer of New York
, produced that year
A
Statistical and Geographical Atlas of North America ; showing
the latitude and longitude of the capital cities, their distances
from each other in every direction, from Quebec to Panama
.
He is best known for a map of Colleton District, South Carolina,
published in 1820.
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