[LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de] Lettre signée par Josiah Quincy, maire de Boston Boston, 20 mars 1824 4 pp. in-folio, abîmé. Filigrane C Wilmott/ 1819’
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300 / 500
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Invendu
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L’INVITATION DU MAIRE DE BOSTON, FUTUR PRÉSIDENT DE HARVARD (1829-1845), FAITE À LAFAYETTE ENCORE EN FRANCE : “YOUR EARLY ZEAL AND SACRIFICES IN THE CAUSE OF AMERICAN FREEDOM". LAFAYETTE’S COPY “you could find no where hearts more capable of appreciating your early zeal and sacrifices in the cause of American Freedom" Letter signed by Josiah Quincy, as Mayor of Boston, to Lafayette in France, inviting him to his city. Lafayette replied to this letter, stating : “Whatever port I first attain, I shall with the same eagerness hasten to Boston, and present its beloved, revered inhabitants, as I have the honor to offer it to the City Council and to you, Sir (quoted by Marian Klamkin, The Return of Lafayette : 1824-1825, 1975, p.20). Quincy was to write again on 17 August and Lafayette made his triumphal entry into Boston on the 24th (cf. infra). The author of this letter, Josiah Quincy (1772-1864), was an early political ally of John Adams and had been elected Mayor of Boston in 1823, a post to which he was to be re-elected five times. He is perhaps best-known as the historian of Harvard, of which he was President from 1829 to 1845
