George Washington's Bastille Key Espresso Cup
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Here is George Washington's Liberty Key (Mount Vernon's Bastille Key), which Lafayette gave to George Washington in 1790. Above the key is Lafayette's letter to Washington: "Give me leave, my dear General, to present you with the main key to the Bastille...the fortress of despotism. It is a tribute which I owe as a son to my adoptive father, as an aid de camp to my general, as a missionary of liberty to its patriarch." Below the key is Washington's letter of thanks: "My dear Marquis, I have received your affectionate letter of the 17 of March by one conveyance, and the token of victory gained by Liberty over Despotism by another: for both which testimonials of your friendship and regard I pray you to accept my sincerest thanks." Side bars are of the book "George Washington's Liberty Key" and of "Ferrous," the Liberty Key.