LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de [Toast 2] Document autographe signé New York, Wahington Hall, [11 septembre 1824] 3 lignes
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TOAST EN FRANÇAIS POUR LES FRANÇAIS DE NEW YORK. EXEMPLAIRE DE LAFAYETTE. TOAST IN FRENCH TO NEW YORK’S FRENCH COMMUNITY. LAFAYETTE’S COPY “Gal Lafayette. A la mémoire des français morts pour la France de la vraie liberté depuis 1789 jusqu’à ce jour ; leurs mânes nous demandent que tant de sacrifices ne soient pas perdues pour la patrie" “The general and his son were present at a masonic celebration at the Knights Templars, who admitted them to their lodge, and conferred upon them the highest honours, of which they presented them the richly wrought badges. In the evening, we dined with the French residents of New York, who wished to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the battle of Brandywine. The dinner was prepared at Washington Hall, and this patriotic and family festival was marked by a character both happy and original ; many Americans, who were present, were struck with astonishment (...). To this toast the general replied by the following : To the memory of the French who died in the cause of true liberty, from 1789 to the present day. Their names demand of us, that so many sacrifices should not be lost for the country". (Levasseur, Lafayette in America, I, pp. 9597)
