unaltered, in the hands of the friends of Liberty, is a pious and
solemn homage which his children now offer with confidence to his
memory.

GEORGE WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE.




ADVERTISEMENT

OF THE AMERICAN EDITOR.

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It was the desire of the late General Lafayette, that this edition of
his Memoirs and Correspondence should be considered as a legacy of the
American people. His representatives have accordingly pursued a course
which they conceived the best adapted to give effect to his wishes, by
furnishing a separate edition for this country, without any
reservation for their own advantage, beyond the transfer of the
copyright as an indemnity for the expense and risk of publication.

In this edition are inserted some letters which will not appear in the
editions published in Paris and London. They contain details relating
to the American Revolution, and render the present edition more
complete, or, at least, more interesting to Americans. Although
written during the first residence of General Lafayette in
America--when he was little accustomed to write in the English
language--the letters in question are given exactly as they came from