LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de [Toast 20] Document autographe Montpellier, Vermont, fin juin 1825 4 lignes
Estimation :
1500 / 2000
Adjudication :
Invendu
Description
TOAST PRONONCÉ À MONTPELLIER, VERMONT. EXEMPLAIRE DE LAFAYETTE. TOAST IN MONTPELLIER, VERMONT. LAFAYETTE’S COPY “Vermont, Montpellier, and the green mountains from which was early and valiantly supported the republican cry for independence and freedom. May its happy results be more and more enjoyed by the sons of the green mountains" “From Portland, the general would have been well pleased to continue his route to the extremity of the state of Maine ; but time was wanting ; he therefore retraced his steps towards Burlington, passing though Windsor, Woodstock, Montpelier etc." (Levasseur, Lafayette in America, II, p. 212)
