[LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de] Document signé par Edward George Washington Butler Washington, 11 août 1824 1 p. in-4, papier filigrané “S&A Butler/ US"
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EXEMPLAIRE DE LAFAYETTE : L’ORDRE DONNÉ AUX DIFFÉRENTES TROUPES DE RENDRE LES HONNEURS LES PLUS ÉLEVÉS AU GÉNÉRAL FRANÇAIS “The President of the United States directs that General Lafayette, when he arrives in this Country, be received at all Military Posts, with the honors due to the highest military rank in our service" Edward George Washington Butler (1800-1888), whose signature certifies this official promulgation, was son of Colonel Edward Butler, one of the 'Five Fighting Butlers’ of Revolutionary War fame, becoming a ward of General Andrew Jackson on his father’s death. He was at this time Acting Assistant to the Adjutant General, Eastern and Western Department.
