LAFAYETTE, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834). Autograph letter to François-Jean-de Beauvoir, Chevalier de Chastellux, "à Bord de l'alliance," 22 December 1781. In French, three pages, 214 x 169mm, blindstamped "ARCHIVES DE CHASTELLUX" at top right (several toned spots). Writing as he prepared to sail home for France, Lafayette assures Chastellux that he will assist in collecting papers documenting the history of the War of Independence. Lafayette writes that he was in receipt of Chastellux' s last letter (translated), "which told me of a great matter; I have already taken steps to achieve your objective, and Washington will take it upon himself to obtain for me a copy of orders since the beginning of the war; I will put into order a rather extensive correspondence, and assuming that peace breaks out I will endeavor [...] to add to my collection those plans that I am still missing; when I say that I will have all this, dear knight, I mean that it will all belong to you." Lafayette asks to send his respects to Rochambeau and all of his friends. In a postscript, he adds, "the Viscount [Rochambeau's son?] compliments you a million times, and asks me to tell you he will not bore you with another letter, but that he will attend to your requests carefully."
LAFAYETTE, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834). Autograph letter to François-Jean-de Beauvoir, Chevalier de Chastellux, "à Bord de l'alliance," 22 December 1781. In French, three pages, 214 x 169mm, blindstamped "ARCHIVES DE CHASTELLUX" at top right (several toned spots). Writing as he prepared to sail home for France, Lafayette assures Chastellux that he will assist in collecting papers documenting the history of the War of Independence. Lafayette writes that he was in receipt of Chastellux' s last letter (translated), "which told me of a great matter; I have already taken steps to achieve your objective, and Washington will take it upon himself to obtain for me a copy of orders since the beginning of the war; I will put into order a rather extensive correspondence, and assuming that peace breaks out I will endeavor [...] to add to my collection those plans that I am still missing; when I say that I will have all this, dear knight, I mean that it will all belong to you." Lafayette asks to send his respects to Rochambeau and all of his friends. In a postscript, he adds, "the Viscount [Rochambeau's son?] compliments you a million times, and asks me to tell you he will not bore you with another letter, but that he will attend to your requests carefully."
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