A complete history of the Marquis de Lafayette, major-general in the American army in the war of the revolution. Embracing an account of his tour through the United States, to the time of his departure, September, 1825. By an officer in the late army.

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tified with liberty and the rights of man in this, and the transatlantic world. With these few unpremeditated remarks, I now
beg leave to submit the Resolutions.
Whereas the Common Council are desirous of perpetuating
the memory of a man, who will be distinguished in the annals
of our country, for hi- love of freedom and military glory —
whose name will be associated by posterity with that of Washington, the illustrious founder of our Republic-and as the portrait of one so venerated, will be always favourable to virtue
and patriotism:
Resolved, Therefore, that the honourable, the M/iajor General the Marquis de Lafayette, be requested to favour this Common Council, with sitting for his portrait, to be placed in the
Gallery of Portraits of the Common Council, among those
great and good men, who have done honour and service to
our country.
Resolved, That the committee of arrangements be requested to wait upon the Marquis, with a copy of this resolution, and
on his acceding to the request, that they carry the same into
effect.
Resolved, In testimony of the high respect which this Common Council entertain for George Washington Lafayette, the
son of the Marquis de Lafayette, whose virtues we trust he
bears with the honoured name of his father, be made a Freeman of this city, and that the certificate of freedom, handsomely engrossed, be presented to him in a Golden Box.
Resolved, That the committee of arrangements have the
above resolution carried into effect.
Alderman Doughty rose and offered the following resolution:
" Resolved, That the proceedings of this Board, in relation
to General de Lafayette, together with the address of the Mayor
to him, and his answer thereto, with his signature in his own
proper hand writing, and the signatures of the Mayor, Recorder, and the members of the Common Council, be handsomely
engraved on vellum; one copy thereof to be presented to the
General, and one copy to be placed among the Archives of the
Common Council.
The committee of arrangements were appointed to carry this
resolution into effect.
The above resolutions were unanimously adopted by tth
Board.