Bingham, of assuring you of the sincerity
of those sentiments of esteem and respect, with which I have the honor
to be, Dear Madam, your most obedient and most humble servant,
Th: Jefferson,
LETTER XLVII.--TO GOVERNOR RANDOLPH, February 7, 1787
TO GOVERNOR RANDOLPH.
Paris, February 7, 1787.
I have the honor of enclosing to your Excellency a report of the
proceedings on the inauguration of the bust of the Marquis de la
Fayette, in this city. This has been attended with a considerable, but
a necessary delay. The principle that the King is the sole fountain
of honor in this country, opposed a barrier to our desires, which
threatened to be insurmountable. No instance of a similar proposition
from a foreign power, had occurred in their history. The admitting it
in this case, is a singular proof of the King's friendly dispositions
towards the States of America, and of his personal esteem for the
character of the Marquis de la Fayette.
I take this, the earliest occasion, of congratulating my country on your
excellency's appointment to the chair of government, and of assuring
you, with great sincerity, of those sentiments of perfect esteem and
respect, with which I have the honor to be your.
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