Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de (1757-1834) to Wiliam Wilberforce [in French]

[Draft translation] Sir, I received a book with will a letter recognition that you are in good health. I am addressing; if the obligation of humanity [illegible] took me a long time ago, respect you name, it has been a while; therefore I am not attached by personal obligations. I have not forgotten how, in the favor of prisoner's d'Amute, you divide friends with whom you have the habit of knowing. The part that you nation take a revolutionary last name, and the manner of doing nothing was quite satisfying. She was not an exclusive example during our popular three days war. The [illegible] in [illegible] were huge, two [illegible]. But she was frightened of all [illegible], generous sentiments. Never should you do homage to one of his [illegible], and you will [illegible]. The complete engagement that should take place, the tribune of the new government, under the legality of [illegible] between the colonels [illegible]. Of the [illegible] of the threat by the blacks at the pirates. Thus, I bed you [illegible] my insurance consideration, also my great savior attached. Lafayette
The minister pretended that the French has its own European reasons, I [illegible] the most infame traffic threat. I am not wearing a robe to judge this manner. What I know in the point of France it is no longer a threat. But in and a mistake, also unfortunately the negotiating English, French and others pays or the threat will be defended and taken to other colonies, [illegible] Thomas, of sentiment that will become also [illegible]. In what proportion, I am ignoring it, I believe that the United States will catch [illegible] nor directly, nor indirectly [illegible]