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WORTHINGTON
, Eleanor
Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette ; et
trois autres lettres (4)
Adena, près de Chillicoth, Ohio 22 septembre 1826
3 pp. in-4, cachet de cire rouge conservé
ENSEMBLE DE LETTRES ADRESSÉES À GEORGES
WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE
“the two great works now in progress in this State (the canal from the
river Ohio to Lake Erie and that from Cincinnati to Dayton) are now
going on rapidly & prosperously. I hope that (...) the chain of water
communication from New York to New Orleans will be completed”...
2. L.a.s. de Jos. Russel, “I have not had the pleasure of receiving any
letter from you”..., 3 pp. in-4, Boston, 27 janvier 1832
3. L.a.s. de James F. Worthington “of Chilicoth Ohio”, “I arrived in this
city yesterday evening and made immediate inquiries respecting the
young gentleman about whom your father was so good as to interest
him”, 2 pp. in-4, Le Havre, 24 mai 1824
4. L.a.s. de J. D. Ellick, “Letters that I have receive from my family at
Hagrstown, Maryland”..., 1 p. 1/2 in-folio, New York, 25 novembre 1824
Eleanor Worthington était la femme de Thomas Worthington
(1773-1827) qui fut de 1814 à 1818 le sixième gouverneur de
l’Ohio. La deuxième lettre traite d’affaires et de banque.
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CAIRE
, Louis T.
Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette ; et
deux autres lettres (3)
Nouvelle Orléans, 1
er
juin 1827
3 pp. in-4. [En français]
TROIS LETTRES ADRESSÉES À GEORGES WASHINGTON
LAFAYETTE EN 1827
“lorsque je me rappelle que votre dame était presque tous les jours le
sujet de nos entretiens pendant notre voyage sur le Mississipi”
2. L.a.s. de John Neilson, “I received your kind letter of congratulation
by Capt Macy”,
2 pp. in-4
, New York, 13 avril 1827
3. L.a.s. de James Brown, “We returned yesterday at eleven o’clock
without fatigue or accident from our truly delightful visitto your family”...,
1 p. in-4
, Paris, 11 juillet 1827
Louis T. Caire était l’un des hommes d’affaires et ami de la
famille Lafayette aux États-Unis.
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CHRISTY,
William H.
Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette
Nouvelle Orléans, 24 juin 1826
3 pp. in-4, trace du cachet de cire avec déchirure sans atteinte au
texte, suscription
RARE ET REMARQUABLE LETTRE DE WILLIAM H. CHRISTY,
“THE LAFAYETTE OF TEXAS” (GARY BROWN), À GEORGES
WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE
Il se félicite “Through the politeness of Mr Cain” d’avoir appris “directly
from you and the General since your return to all the enjoyment of
domestic peace and happiness (...) on your return to your native soil,
your gouvernment received you with political wisdom, the people with
a noble enthusiasm” ; il lui renvoie un document concernant le fils d’un
de leurs amis etc...
William H. Christy (1791–1865) was a soldier, a lawyer, a
merchant, and friend of the Texas Revolution. At the age of
fourteen, he joined the staff of Gen. William Henry Harrison
and was later assigned to Fort Meigs in Ohio. He distinguished
himself in a fight and was twice wounded (1813) and then
known as “the hero of Fort Meigs”. He served under Andrew
Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans, and at the end of the
war left the army (1816). Christy was most likely “Colonel
Christy of New Orleans” who became involved in the Long
expedition sometime in late 1819 or 1820 to assist the
Mexican independence movement and which failed. He was
imprisoned in Mexico City until about November 1821. Christy
was admitted to the bar (1823-1833) and served as a member
of the New Orleans board of aldermen. In 1826 he completed a
digest of the decisions of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
By September 1835 he was chairman and treasurer of a
New Orleans committee to aid Texas. In 1835, he chaired a
meeting that raised money for the Texas cause and took part
in the organization of groups of volunteers called the New
Orleans Greys. In January 1836 Christy was instrumental in
helping Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William
H. Wharton. After the battle of San Jacinto (April 1836) his
friend Sam Houston sent to Christy the saddle and bridle of
Mexican general Martín Perfecto de Cos in appreciation of
Christy’s assistance in the Revolution. Houston wrote that
Christy’s name would “never be uttered by the people of Texas
unaccompanied by a prayer for his happiness and prosperity.”
RÉFÉRENCES : G. Brown,
Volunteers in Texas Revolution : the New
Orleans Greys
, 1945, p. 11 -- cf. le site de la
Texas State historical
association
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