LAFAYETTE, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Maquis de (1757-1834). Autograph letter signed ("Lafayette"), to General Guglielmo PÉPÉ (1782-1855). Paris, 12 May 1829.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
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Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
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Estimate
$700 -
$1,000
Sold for $875
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
LAFAYETTE, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Maquis de (1757-1834). Autograph letter signed ("Lafayette"), to General Guglielmo PÉPÉ (1782-1855). Paris, 12 May 1829.
1 page, 7 1/8 x 8 1/8 in, with envelope on integral conjugate leaf, minor toning along original creases, small loss from seal, framed with printed portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette to 23 1/4 x 25 1/4 in., not examined out of frame.
The Marquis writes to the Neapolitan General (here in translation:): "Though I expect the pleasure of seeing you every day, My dear General, I am sending you a letter from your friend which I have kept for you, and I renew to you the expression of my most sincere friendship." The first section is a secretarily written note signed by Lafayette. In a second paragraph, the Marquis writes in his own hand with concerns about the French legate.
Written near the end of the Bourbon Restoration, about 1 year before the July Revolution of 1830. The Marquis, in his 70s had returned from his Grand Tour of the United States, and re-entered politics and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies vocally in opposition to King Charles X and his attempts to restrict civil liberties and restore the absolute monarchy.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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