Begun on board La Victorie on May 30, 1777 and completed at the house of M. Huger in South Carolinia on June 15, 1777. Lafayette reassures his wife that the rank of major-general is a guarantee of immortality, and reflects on his motives for undertaking this mission.
Attribution:
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Date:
1777
Physical Location:
Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection, Collection 4661
Lafayette describes his relationship with George Washington. [Near Valley Forge] (This is the twelfth letter in a booklet of letters sent from Lafayette in America that are copied in Adrienne's hand.)
Attribution:
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Date:
January 1778
Physical Location:
Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection, Collection 4661
