Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Lafayette mss. IV, 1825-1860, consist of two letters. One is written by the Marquis de Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, 1757-1834, general, to Elisha Ely. The second is written by John F. Ely to John Stoner Ely regarding the Marquis de Lafayette's travel plans.
- Extent:
- 2 Items
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Lafayette mss. IV, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
A colleague of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) played a significant role in both the American and French Revolutions.
At the time of Lafayette's visit to the western US, Mr. Ely and one or two others owned the only two steamboats on Lake Ontario, "The Ontario" and the "Martha Ogden." Mr. Ely wrote to Lafayette, placing "The Ontario" at his disposal for his return trip.
- Scope and Content:
The Lafayette mss. IV, 1825-1860, consist of two letters. The first letter, dated May 3rd, 1825, is Lafayette's response to a letter from Mr. Elisha Ely: "I have found this place your kind letter May the 1st and beg you to accept and to Steam Boat Ontario Company my affectionate thanks for this kindness to me. ...but as I am to reach Boston on the day appointed for the July secular jubilee of Bunker Hill, it is necessary for me to take the shortcut route, ...marked out by the Governor of New York."
The second letter is dated May 9th, 1860: "Memorandum by John F. Ely for John Stoner Ely. The letter...which is signed 'Lafayette' is one received by your grandfather, Elisha Ely, from that distinguished man during a visit to the United States in the year 1825....a day or two before his decease [Elisha Ely], he requested the letter to be kept and given to you."
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 2012
- Physical location:
- Missing
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Lafayette mss. IV, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu