LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de [Toast 38] Document autographe Baltimore, [19 janvier 1825] 3 lignes
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TOAST PORTÉ À L’UN DES PREMIERS SOUTIENS DE LAFAYETTE DANS SON ENGAGEMENT DANS LA RÉVOLUTION AMÉRICAINE. EXEMPLAIRE DE LAFAYETTE. TOAST MADE TO ONE OF LAFAYETTE’S FIRST SUPPORTERS IN HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. LAFAYETTE’S COPY “The daughter of my friend Carmichael, who first received (in France) the secret trust of my engagement in the American cause" William Carmichael (c. 1739-1795) is credited with befriending the Marquis de Lafayette and recruiting the teenage aristocrat to the American cause ; when Lafayette traveled to America, he carried with him a letter of introduction from Carmichael to George Washington’s aide Tench Tilghman.
