597. MARIE JOSEPH DE LAFAYETTE (1757-1834) French statesman and military officer who served as a major general under Washington and was instrumental in the defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown. Manuscript L.S. "Lafayette", 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.], in French to a Commissioner to the King of France. Apparently a letter of recommendation for a close friend or associate. Fine. $300-400