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. A.L.S. 1p. 4to. La Grange, Oct. 27, 1829 to Deputy Villeveque in Paris. An interesting letter in which Lafayette seeks assistance for a family emigrating to America: ...[they] are considering ettling on your vast American properties... I don't know what assistance you can offer these commendable immigrants... I know they will find in you kindness and loyalty. . . Very good.