Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Marquis de Lafayette letter to M. Le Noir, 1786 February 1

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Marquis de Lafayette letter to M. Le Noir, 1786 February 1

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Description

Lafayette writes briefly concerning trade with the United States.

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[English translation]

Paris 1 February 1786

It is with the greatest pleasure, Sir, that I see brought before a committee the business of Gallo-American commerce. I only have on this objective very superficial knowledge, but it has been a long time that I have wished for the examination of this important matter, and although I do not have the pretention to [illegible] you in your research, I will profit with the greatest pleasure from the permission that you gave me to give evidence of it to you sometime. If you have the goodnesss to let me know the hour and day that I must ome to your house, I will carry there the homage of the attachment with which I have the honor to be, yor most humble and obedient servant.

Lafayette

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Ink on paper

Citation

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834, “Marquis de Lafayette letter to M. Le Noir, 1786 February 1,” Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed March 28, 2024, https://cwfjdrlsc.omeka.net/items/show/100.
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