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Invitation of the Congress of the United States to General Lafayette: departure from Havre: voyage: arrival at Staten Island: reception at New York: review of the troops: entertainment given to Lafayette: statistics of New York: its constitution, &c. 9
The steam-boat _James Kent_, in which we were embarked, had been prepared for this trip with the greatest care by the committee appointed by the city of New York to accompany ge...
30. CHAPTER XV.Among the splendid festivities prepared by the citizens of Richmond for the National Guest, the particular description of which I am obliged to forego, there was one I must spea...
16. CHAPTER I.Invitation of the Congress of the United States to general Lafayette: departure from Havre: voyage: arrival at Staten Island: reception at New York: review of the troops: entert...
25. CHAPTER X.On Monday, the 27th of September, we crossed the Delaware upon a bridge about nine hundred feet long, and entirely roofed, so as effectually to preserve it from the weather. Foo...
18. CHAPTER III.The first settlements made in that part of North America called Massachusetts, owed their origin to the religious persecutions in England under the reigns of Elizabeth, James I....
20. CHAPTER V.The state of New Hampshire having sent a deputation to invite general Lafayette to visit the navy yard at Portsmouth, we set out for that place on the 31st of August, by the way...
29. CHAPTER XIV.The acclamations of gratitude and tumult of arms, which momentarily interrupted the habitual calm of Yorktown, had already ceased, when on the morning of the 20th, we departed f...
17. CHAPTER II.We left New York on the morning of the twentieth of August, for Boston, in the state of Massachusetts. At day light several military corps were drawn up in front of the hotel, f...
28. CHAPTER XIII.The Virginia militia had long since expressed their desire to general Lafayette, of having him present at the celebration of the anniversary of the capture of Yorktown, on the v...
21. CHAPTER VI.Entertainment given by the Society of Cincinnati: origin and statutes of the society: visit to the public establishments: dinner given by the French of New York: ball at Castle...
26. CHAPTER XI.On the 5th of October, received the touching adieus of the inhabitants of Philadelphia, and at 8 o’clock, P. M. we embarked on the Delaware to go down to Chester. We were accomp...
23. CHAPTER VIII.On returning from our voyage up the Hudson, general Lafayette expressed his desire to enjoy the calm of private life, that he might consecrate some moments to the kind intimacy...
27. CHAPTER XII.Our departure from Baltimore was as brilliant as our entry, but not like the latter enlivened by resounding acclamations of public joy. The troops paraded on the plain between t...
19. CHAPTER IV.On the 28th of August general Lafayette was invited by the governor to visit the camp at Savin Hill, a few miles from Boston; he accepted the invitation, and we arrived there at...
24. CHAPTER IX.On the 22d of September we left New York for the third time. The profound silence of the crowd which filled the streets, and the sadness impressed upon all countenances, indicat...
1. CHAPTER I.Invitation of the Congress of the United States to General Lafayette: departure from Havre: voyage: arrival at Staten Island: reception at New York: review of the troops: entert...
6. CHAPTER VI.Entertainment given by the Society of Cincinnati: origin and statutes of the society: visit to the public establishments: dinner given by the French of New York: ball at Castle...
15. CHAPTER XV.8. CHAPTER VIII.2. CHAPTER II.5. CHAPTER V.12. CHAPTER XII.7. CHAPTER VII.9. CHAPTER IX.10. CHAPTER X.11. CHAPTER XI.13. CHAPTER XIII.14. CHAPTER XIV.4. CHAPTER IV.3. CHAPTER III.