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ALS in French, signed “Lafayette,” one page, 5 x 7.5, April 16, 1822. Handwritten letter by Lafayette to Madame Armande Roland, addressed on the integral leaf in his own hand. In full (translated): "I am very touched, Madam, by the renewed tokens of your goodwill, and by the interest you have taken in the nomination of my son [George Washington Lafayette] to the electoral college along with Victor Tracy [his son’s brother in law]. Having returned to the countryside, to the bosom of my family, I had the pleasure of finding again the young Bostonian. The partiality you have shown toward one of her pages has earned my deep gratitude; but however much I may value the expressions of your kindness and friendship toward me, I cannot fail to recognize the merit of the entire work. I shall ask your permission, Madam, to place at your feet, upon my return to Paris, the assurance of my most devoted admiration." In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing, and seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf.
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