Fiorelli, a young Italian sculptor, a refugee patriot, nephew to the gentleman whom I introduced to you in 1824. I recommend him to your good ad\rice, and beg you to accept the best wishes and regards of your obliged and affectionate friend, Lafayette.

There is also an original letter from Gen. Washington, dated Mount Vernon, April 3d, 1797, to Mrs. Clinton, and likewise, one from Mrs. Washington to the same. The following memorandum occurs in an old almanac of 1783, in the hand-writing of Lieut. Governor Pierre Van Cortlandt : --

"N. B. I went from Peekskill, Tuesday, the 18th of November, in company with his excellency Gov. Clinton, Col. Benson and Col. Campbell; lodged that night with Gen Cortlandt at Croton River, proceeded and lodged Wednesday night at Edw. Covenhaven's where we mett his excellency Gen. Washington and his Aids. 1 he next night we lodged with Mr. Frederick Van Cortlandt at The Yonkers, after having dined with Gen. Lewis Morris. Fryday morning we rode in cotnpany with the Commander-in-Chief as far as the Widow Day's, at Harlem,

a Copy of a letter from non. John Romeyn Brodhead to Mrs. Pierre Van Cortlandt, June 13th, 1SB5 : -- " You will see in Sieutans memories of Nelson, (the author of " Fasts and Festivals ") page 136, a reference to a Dutoh translation of Common Prayer Book'"-- (Ho refers also to an autograph note from Mr. Julian Verplauck's regarding the edition of 1711, as a great curiosity just added to the State library.) " Let me congratulate you on possessing an unique copy (as far as I know) of this precious rtcni. I hold myself happy that the old (governor's book was used by me at Briar Cliff on Trinity Sunday of 1865, more than a century after Pierre's ancestor wrote his autograph 011 its leaves."