New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-08
PART H..
PAGES n TO IL.

On the third side is a good likeness Of the oia
Capitol at Washington. and on the iouf'a y
the inscription.
belonging to Washington and presented py ~
to Lafayette. tribute from France 70 tns
noblenlan of her soil so dear to America - aisS
here in the form of large centrepiece tor ~
table and a vase presented him in 1880 py "
nation of his nativity During his visit in ls2S
Amsrca nroS our p, tb People II
the line of manufacture. presented to him ety.
tai vase made wholly in this country. ms y
here again. showing that it has meanwnHe Deee
NESS about it, but it is an interesting object o.
study as marking the initial point in this par
ticular industry. Two original buste by houoons
one of Washington and one Of Franklin. ana DOH
presented to Lafayette, are among the collection:
Cine of the relics which will attract attentoe
is an engraved copy Of the Declaration OF lnoe.
o Of Congress passed Nav 1924 Il on parch
nlent. and is surrounded by the coats Of arms q
the thirteen original States Three p9r'ra.d o ns
across sc s0 he upper porton fRe letter written b
President John Quincy Adams Transmitting 1t AZ
Sea marble n '"s bust se'e Of Washington given
fayette in 1881 by the city OF Paris. VIII D
looked on with interest by reason OF the fact tnss
it is little out of the general style OF ousss %
Washington. The name of the sculptor Is noe
given. The marble is Clipped i'm some places; ana
the relic altogether has rather antiquated ap,
pearance: but the resemblance 70 thc acSsSpeou
iikenesses of Washington as brought down
through the hands of the best artists OF M
time is strongly marked.
To the lDver Of autographs there Is nothing more
valuable in the entire collection than letter
written by Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette unoee
date Of June 10. 1921 from the home OF the exc
President at Monticello. Starting ont with no
special address, it reads as follows: $3.50
II know, my dear friend. that the ctle OF
American alone is a passport TO your attentlons
and good Offices To inform you. therefore, VINO
of them merit this kindness must be an act OF
charity to you as of Justice to them. On the
bearer Mr.. Lawrence they will be worthily placed.
He is a citizen of distinction Of the State OF New:
York correct and enlightened and well 9ua,hneo
N INIT Won into possession Of the state OF things
in our Confederacy. Our political winters are
hoisterons and our summers calm. / suppose ne
will find il much the case with you. snail D
vour debtor as we'll as himself: for any KIND az
tenton Won NAV show him, and bear this testi.
monv 70 his merit with the greatest pleasure az
II furnishes me new occasion for renewing 10 you
fhe expression of my constant and anecuonass
friendship and respect -, a. Att. ..or,
All who visit the Fair will una TINS TOOL
absorbincly interesting II is. OF course, marx
NJ The appreciation by the French OF the valuS
NJ the relics that they are thus carefully Keps
and guarded within the walls of the GovernmenS
Ruildinp rather titan exposed in the french codrS
Of the Manufactures Building. where they mignss
annropriately but with less safety he placed, AM
where they would be seen by larger numoes
of people