[LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de] Lettre autographe signée par John Griscom et contresignée par Daniel Barnes New York, 4 juillet 1825 3 pp. in-4, papier filigrané “S&A Butler US"
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500 / 800
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Invendu
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EXEMPLAIRE DE LAFAYETTE. LA “NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL" DEMANDE AU GÉNÉRAL DE L’AIDER À RENCONTRER LES “PHILANTHROPIC SAVANS OF PARIS" “we are happy to acknowledge our obligations to such men as a Lasteyrie, a Gerandi, a Jomard, a Laborde, a Renouard (...) we shall be gratified, if thro’ the kind instrumentality of General Lafayette, we may be able to maintain a literary intercourse with some of these estimable men ; and by the mutual interchange of intelligence and good offices, contribute to the more extensive diffusion of knowledge" New York High School had been established in 1824 by the chemist John Griscom (17741852) in partnership with the zoologist and geologist Daniel H. Barnes (1785-1828), the school being notable for its emphasis in teaching natural history. Both founders are signing the present letter. The datation of it being partly in Quaker style.
