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. Als lp 8vo., Paris June 45 1829in french Lafayette mentions having spoken with a Mr Batimesnil concerning the submission of some required documents and a day later writes beneath concerning a child The child is only eight years old he has to be nine It is my strong desire that no obstacle present it set which mighty contravene my intention to include him on the list which I will submit to the King Warrants further research