French statesman and officer who became an intimate associate of George Washington and advanced the American cause on both sides of the Atlantic. ALS signed “Lafayette,” one page, 7 x 4, no date. Note to an unknown recipient regarding a potential meeting. In full, “I much regret not to have had the pleasure to find Mr. Hamphill and Mr. Coleman when, yesterday and today I have called upon them. Thy disappointment is greater as I know they contemplate a speedy departure from town. To make sure of one meeting I beg leave to propose a family dinner on Sunday at my house, where they will be a part of my children and from where we might in the evening meet the other part as their father and grandfather M. de Tracy. I beg Mr. Hamphill and Mr. Coleman to accept the best regards of their sincere friend.” Slightly irregularly trimmed, with several folds and a small hole near top, otherwise condition is fine. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
