[ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL MANUSCRIPTS]. LAFAYETTE, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834). Autograph letter signed ("Lafayette") to "Monsieur Fabreguette" dated 18 May 1827.

1 page on bifold with integral addressed leaf and remnants of blue wax seal, creased, small hole from wax seal, lithograph portrait affixed to bottom of page. Provenance: Sold Phillips New York, 10 December 1987, sale 693 lot 11.

In this letter the Marquis de Lafayette apologizes to its recipient, a Monsieur Fabreguette, for accidentally sending along a letter intended for a mutual friend and asks that ut be passed along to its intended recipient.

The Marquis de Lafayette played crucial roles in the battles of Brandywine, Gloucester, Cowpens, and Yorktown. After the American victory at Yorktown Lafayette returned to France where he was a key figure of the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830.