The Marquis de la Fayette, under the name of Gilbert du Motier, sailed
from Bordeaux on the 26th of March, 1777, accompanied by the Baron Kalb
and several French Army Officers. On the 14th of June, 1777, he first
landed in America on North Island in Winyah Bay, near Georgetown, S.C.,
and was received at the house of Major Huger. In a letter to his wife,
written soon after his landing, La Fayette says, "I first saw and judged
of the life of the country at the house of a Major Huger." Detailed
accounts of La Fayette's landing and reception still exist.