▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁James ▁Mon roe ▁and ▁John ▁Qu in cy ▁Adams , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State , ▁denied ▁any ▁invol vement ▁in ▁this ▁matter ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁three ▁major ▁U . S . ▁citizens , ▁including ▁Serge ant ▁Major ▁Andrew s , ▁a ▁former ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Ag new , ▁an ▁influ ential ▁land owner ▁and ▁ship ▁owner ▁who ▁provided ▁a ▁good ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁expedition , ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Bapt iste ▁Ir v ine ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Duc oud ray ▁expedition . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁Duc oud ray ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁with ▁María ▁del ▁Car men , ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁his ▁sons ▁decided ▁on ▁sett ling ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁taught ▁a ▁course ▁on ▁military ▁tact ics ▁and ▁alter ed ▁his ▁own ▁name , ▁using ▁instead ▁of ▁his ▁name , ▁and ▁as ▁first ▁name , ▁the ▁surname ▁La f ay ette , ▁perhaps ▁to ▁conform ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁way ▁of ▁using ▁names ▁or ▁to ▁honor ▁his ▁friend ▁whom ▁he ▁ow ed ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁freedom , ▁because ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁at ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress , ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁La f ay ette ▁was ▁invited ▁by ▁President ▁James ▁Mon roe ▁to ▁visit ▁United ▁States , ▁something ▁that ▁made ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 2 4 . ▁La f ay ette ▁was ▁bapt