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"Regarding this gift as so marked a distinction and so high an honor, I shall announce a committee of the greatest consideration among us. I, therefore, name from our honorary roll Past Commander Courtenay ; Ex-President Honour, of the Charitable Association ; Capt. Gustave Follin, Ex-Commander of the Lafayette Artillery and son of the Commander of the Fusiliers Francaise of the joint escort to Lafayette, and associate with them the following venerable survivors of the Washington Light Infantry, who were in the escort parade to Lafayette, March 16, 1825 : H.B. Bounetheau, the Rev. P.J. Shand, D.D., Robert Lebby, Sr., M.D., Henry S. Tew and S.S. Howell.  These gentlemen will be charged with the agreeable duty, and will communicate with Messrs. Philippe, of Lyons, France, and Mons Truey, Consul de France at this port, in accordance with the wishes expressed by this meeting".

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Charleston, S.C., July 11, 1876.

Messieurs Philippe , Lyons - Gentlemen : Referring most respectfully to the communication of the 2d June, which our colleague, Capt. Courtenay, has had the honor to make, we now find the highest gratification in transmitting the official proceedings of the Washington Light Infantry, had at their regular monthly meeting on 22d June.

As, in most appropriate unison, with an act of munificence so graceful on your part, and so significant in its international comity, we have been so fortunate as to enlist the good offices of Mons Truey, Consul de France at this port, whose patriotic sympathies have been generously invoked and through whom we now have the honor of transmitting these proceedings.

With sentiments of the highest consideration we subscribe ourselves your very obedient servants,

R.C. Gilchrist, Commander.
Wm. A. Courtenay, Ex-Commander.
J. Lawrence Honour,
Ex-President "Charitable Association".
G. Follin, Ex-Captain "Lafayette Artillery".
Survivors of the Escort Parade to Lafayette, 1825.}
    H. B. Bounetheau,
    Peter J. Shand, D.D.,
    Henry S. Tew,
    S.S. Howell,
    Robert Lebby, M.D.,

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