LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Document manuscrit, copie sans doute par Levasseur [Cincinnati], [19 mai 1825] 2 pp. in-4
Estimation :
300 / 500
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Invendu
Description
EXEMPLAIRE DE LAFAYETTE. SON DISCOURS DEVANT LA LOGE MAÇONNIQUE DE CINCINNATI “Masonic Lodge of Cincinnati. I am happy to find myself in this respected Reunion of Masonic Lodges, surrounded by the sons of my companions, in the cause of Independance and freedom. The names of Harrison, Morgan, Burnet, my beloved Nevill (...) which have been for half a century dear to my heart" This is the copy of a Lafayette speech not published (nothing in Gottschalk) but simply recorded by Levasseur : “he was M. Morgan Neville, son of Major Neville, his former aide de camp and friend, and grandson, on his mother side of the celebrated Morgan, who made for himself so great a reputation for his skill and bravery at the head of a corps of partisans (...) and we proceeded with a large procession to the Freemason hall where several lodges were gathered" (Levasseur, Lafayette in America, A. R. Hoffmann, 2007, p. 448).
