CHASTELLUX François-Jean de (1734-1788) officier, il participa a la guerre d'independance d'Amerique, litterateur et economiste. 2 L.A.S. "Le ch. de Chastellux", 1780-1783; 1 and 3 pages and a half in-4. Newport 21 September 1780, sending a letter that he wanted us to leave for Europe. - Perpignan 15 October 1783, to "my colleague and dean of chivalry" [the count d'ANGIVILLER], in favour of the family of the painter NATOIRE, to obtain a reversion of the pension in favour of the wife of Charles Natoire; "sheep which has the character of a wolf does not cease its proceedings against the family of Natoires. Their pensions are seized; you promised to put them in order. He finally asks for the extension of the "Salon des tableaux" which exposes "in the eyes of the nation the masterpieces of our artists", because "all the soldiers are deprived of it"... One joins an autograph manuscript of Jacques-Antoine-Hippolyte, count of GUIBERT (1743-1790, officer, tactician and writer), Extract of the diary of the voyages of Mr. le Mis de Chastellux in North America, [1786] (20 pages in-4 with erasures and corrections). Praise of the book of the Marquis de CHASTELLUX, relating his travels (1786). Guibert notably quotes passages concerning the progress of communications, land clearing and construction, a visit of the author to General WASHINGTON, and an anecdote on the captive officers of Burgoyne's army... With the printed brochure of Guibert's text, with some handwritten corrections (in-12 of 17 pages).