[LAFAYETTE, Gilbert du Motier, marquis de] Lettre autographe signée de Philip Slaughter et Gabriel Long Culpeper, Virginia, 16 août 1825 1 p. in-4
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Invendu
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EXEMPLAIRE DE LAFAYETTE. INVITATION À DÎNER À CULPEPER TRANSMISE PAR DEUX ANCIENS ET BRILLANTS OFFICIERS DE LA GUERRE D’INDÉPENDANCE La lettre est écrite par Philip Slaughter : “the sentiments of gratitude for your Magnificent Sacrifice in behalf of their now happy and prosperous country. We having served with you in the American Revolutionary Army take great pleasure in performing this duty" et ils l’invitent à Culpeper “at a dinner to be given (...) any day that may be most convenient for you" Gabriel Long (1751-1827), a native of Culpeper, was an ardent patriot. He was renowned as one of the best riflemen in Virginia. Long went to join Washington’s army besieging Boston. Long’s fame began to grow at about this time in early 1776. He became good friends with George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette and was often sent out on detached services as an independent commander. Philip Slaughter (17581849) was a Captain in the Continental army. He was a son of Colonel Slaughter, another member of the Continental army, and was made lieutenant in the company of Captain Long. Lt. Slaughter was promoted to a captaincy in 1778, and served during the war, being in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. RÉFÉRENCE : les invitations des deux mêmes officiers faites à Thomas Jefferson et à James Madison pour ce même dîner sont conservées à l’Université de Virginie (http ://rotunda.upress.virginia.edu/founders/default.xqy?keys=FOEA-chron-1820-1825-08-16)
