Lafayette to William Temple Franklin (unpublished)
Paris Saturday Morning

I Have been Requested, My dear sir, By a Most Intimate friend of mine to Inquire if Your Grand father’s House is to be let after His departure—Mde de Montconseil, and My friend the princess d’Henin Her daughter wish very much to Have an House in Passy, and You Will particularly oblige me if You Can Manage it for them—be pleased to let me know the Conditions, the price and the time when the House Might Be Occupied—My respects to Yr Grandfather

Your sincere friend

Lafayette

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