Gilbert du Motier de LAFAYETTE (1757-1834). - Lot 11

Gilbert du Motier de LAFAYETTE (1757-1834). 7 L.A.S. and 2 L.S., 1820-1832, to his "colleague" Amédée Girod de l'Ain. Amédée Girod de l'Ain; each on one p. in-4° (unevenly filled), one address Au sujet de l'examen de la dépense du ministre de la Guerre [1820], des pétitions de vétérans de la Légion d'honneur [1828?] La Grange January 9, 1829, on the subject of "wool improvement", and his American friend Skinner, "secretary of the Baltimore Agricultural Society, editor of the American Farmer", whose influence is very important in the United States: "There is no such thing as "wool improvement". United States: "There is no country where industrial care is more active, and the spirit of enterprise greater; this is true especially in the more northerly states, which have gone to Saxony for the electoral race". As for him: "I already have 280 lambs; they are very beautiful; the ram has more than forty well-born children, and one of the ewes has given me a good male lamb". July 3, 1830, about sending a flock with a young ram to America. "I'm not talking to you about politics. We both know where we stand"... (draft reply at bottom of letter). - August 22, in favor of Mme de Malaret (enclosed letters from Baroness de Malaret and M. de Briqueville). - October 20, recommendation of an employee. August 5, 1831, concerning a petition from the Polish Committee. Etc. ATTACHED: 4 L.A.S. from his son George Washington Lafayette (1828-1830); one from his daughter Virginie, Mme de Lasteyrie; from his daughter-in-law Émilie, née Tracy; and 3 from Victor de Tracy (1829-1832).