Lafayette to Thomas Jefferson, 15 May 1823
From Lafayette
Paris May 15h 1823
in my Letter By mr Gallatin I announce to You, my dear friend, two Books of Miss Wright Which I now inclose. my affection for the Author makes me Wish to know Your opinion of the only Work from An English pen that is in favor of American institutions and American Character. Your old affectionate friend
Lafayette
RC (DLC); endorsed by TJ as received 8 July 1823 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosures: (1) Frances Wright, Views of Society and Manners in America (London, 1821; , 7 [no. 354]; TJ’s copy in ViCMRL, on deposit ViU). (2) Wright, A Few Days in Athens, being the translation of a Greek Manuscript discovered in Herculaneum (London, 1822; , 8 [no. 427]; TJ’s copy in ViCMRL, on deposit ViU). Enclosed in Albert Gallatin to TJ, 29 June 1823.
A missing letter of 13 Mar. 1823 from Lafayette to TJ is recorded in SJL as received 19 July 1823 from Paris.
Index Entries
- A Few Days in Athens, being the translation of a Greek Manuscript discovered in Herculaneum (F. Wright) search
- Gallatin, Albert; conveys letters and parcels search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; works sent to search
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de; and F. Wright search
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de; letter from accounted for search
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de; letters from search
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de; sends works to TJ search
- Views of Society and Manners in America (F. Wright) search
- Wright, Frances; A Few Days in Athens, being the translation of a Greek Manuscript discovered in Herculaneum search
- Wright, Frances; friendship with Lafayette search
- Wright, Frances; Views of Society and Manners in America search