[LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de] Lettre autographe signée de William Carroll Nashville, Tennessee, 1er juillet 1825 2 pp. in-4
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Invendu
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EXEMPLAIRE DE LAFAYETTE. LE GOUVERNEUR DU TENNESSEE, WILLIAM CARROLL, INTERROGE GEORGES WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE ET LUI DEMANDE DE FAIRE SIGNER DES AUTOGRAPHES À SON PÈRE Le Gouverneur Carroll félicite G.W. et Lafayette pour leur voyage : “the fatigues of you journeying through the United States are now nearly at a close" ; il demande des autographes “as a number of ladies of this place (...) are extremely anxious to posses themselves of his signature" William Carroll (1788-1844) served as Governor of Tennessee twice (1821-1827) and (1829-1835). He held the office longer than any other person and is considered one of the state’s most popular political figures of the 1820s. He is credited with initiating numerous legal and tax reforms.
