BLONSTIS, Eliza Lettre autographe signée à Georges Washington Lafayette ; et 22 autres lettres (23) Washington, 23 décembre 1830 3 pp. in-4 “General Bernard (...) as a benefactory of my country (...) goes to see again his native land"...
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300 / 500
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Invendu
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ENSEMBLE DE LETTRES ADRESSÉES À GEORGES WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE POUR LES ANNÉES 1830-1834 DONT UN GRAND NOMBRE DE LETTRES DE CONDOLÉANCES À LA MORT DU GÉNÉRAL, LE 20 MAI 1834 2. L.a.s. de George G. Spotswood, “in looking over some letters from my dear departed Uncle Genl George Washington, letters that he had written to my Father", 3 pp. in-4, Kenhawa Court House, Virginia, 5 May, 1833 3. L.a.s. de P. H. King au marquis de Lafayette, “Mr John Nestbell, the bearer of this is a man of mine in whom I take great interest", 3 pp. in-4, Washington city, 22 avril 1834 ; 4. Une autre lettre du même à G. W. Lafayette, il lui présente “son neveu le Docteur Charles KIng"..., New York, 27 juillet 1834 5. L.a.s. de J. J Lehmanowsky à Georges Washington Lafayette, “mon cher ami, votre très chère lettre du 29 mars"..., demande des nouvelles de son frère prisonnier en Grèce", 5 pp. in-4, New York, 24 avril 1826 6. L.a.s. de Francis Allyn, “The mournful of the half our guns, together with the tolling of bells announces that these United States have lost a friend and benefactor"..., 2 pp. in-4, New London, 28 juin 1834 7. L.a.s. de M. Greene, “as I do not"..., très difficilement lisible, 2 pp. in-4, New York, 29 juin 1834 8. Une autre lettre du même, 1 p. in-4, sur papier de deuil, Rhode Island, 15 août 1834 9. L.a.s. de P. Joy, “the recent decease of your venerable father"..., 3 pp. in-4, Londres, 16 juin 1834 10. L.a.s. de T. Homis (?), “although it may appear presumptuous in an individual to express his privately feelings of sorrow"..., 3 pp. in-4, Washington, 1er juillet 1834 11. L.a.s de William Mayo Atkinson, “Minister of the Gospel and General agent of the Virginia Bible Society (...) on the very day I was about to address to you the deceased father, the revere benefactor and beloved fellow"..., 3 pp. in-4, Petersburg, Virginia, 3 juillet 1834 12. L.a.s. de Louis Le Caire, “Monsieur Macready (...) et un de mes amis est sur le point de partir pour la France, 1 p. in-4, Nouvelle Orléans, 10 juillet 1834 13. L.a.s. de W. B. Sprague, “Though I have not the honor of being personally known to you"..., 1 p. in-4, Albany, New York, 11 août 1834 14. L.a.s. de S. Jn. Lee, “though in the midst of affliction for the loss of my previous wife"..., il lui présente un ami, le Dr Edward Davies, 1 p. in-4, Boston, 4 octobre 1834 15. L.a.s. de Benjamin R. Wood, '"in visiting Europe"..., 1 p. in-4, Paris, 9 septembre 1834 16. L.a.s. de Noah Webster, B. Silliimon, H. Bristol, H. Hagg, “We have the honor to transmit you copies of the Eulogy on the Charachters & services of your venerable father"..., 1 p. in-4, New Heaven, 30 septembre 1834 17. L.a.s. de Henry Sumville, “allow me to introduce to you my esteemed friend Mr Charles Brush"..., 1 p. in-4, Washington, 27 août 1834 18. L.a.s. de A. B. Jucker, “I have just received the enclosed letter"..., 1 p. in-4, Paris, 15 septembre 1834 19. L.a.s. de Dan. Bryan, “you are probably aware that during his last visit to the country I made the Character of your revered Father"..., 1 p. in-4, Alexandria D.C., n.d. [mais oct. 1834] 20. L.a.s. de C. Beverley, “My acquaintance"..., 3 pp. in-4. Fredericksburg, 10 novembre 1834 21. l.a.s. du même 22. 23 24. Trois autres lettres de condoléances datées 22 novembre, 6 et 15 décembre 1834 General baron Simon Bernard (1779 -1839) was an officer of engineers. He graduated at the Ecole polytechnique and served Napoleon from 1799 untill 1815. He emigrated to America where he designed a number of extensive forts and did a large amount of civil engineering. George Spotswood was indeed a nephew of George Washington. He belonged to one of the leading and wealthy family of Virginia of which one of his ancestors was Governor and already owned 80,000 acres in the 1730’s.
