Lot 169
Montcalm, Louis Joseph, Marquis de -- 1756 Memo Expediting Commissions for Three Aides-de-Camp He Will Take to Canada. (1712-1759) French general who served as commander-in-chief of French forces in Canada (1756-59) during the French and Indian War and who died from wounds suffered during the Battle of Abraham. Document signed "Montcalm" as Commander of French forces in New France, one page, 8½ x 5¾", Paris, February 20, 1756. As he prepares to leave for New France, Montcalm sends a memorandum to the Comte d'Argenson, secretary of state for war, asking him to expedite the commissions of three officers Montcalm plans to take with him as aides-de-camp (Louis Antoine) de Bougainville, presently a lieutenant in the regiment of Apchon, to the rank of Captain of Dragoons; M. de la RocheBeaucourt, presently a Lieutenant of Cavalry in the regiment of Montcalm, to Captain in the same regiment; M. Marcel, presently a sergeant in the Regiment of Flanders, Company of Fonscolombe, to the rank of Lieutenant in the Regiment of the Queen's Infantry.
All three aides-de-camp were devoted to Montcalm. He greatly depended on de Bougainville, who went on to a distinguished career as an admiral and explorer. La RocheBeaucourt was given the responsibility of training 200 volunteer cavalrymen, and Marcel served as secretary to Montcalm. Much of Montcalm's diary is written in Marcel's hand, as dictated by Montcalm. Document has old erasure marks on two lines, else fine. Estimate Value $3,000 - UP
Kenneth W. Rendell, Inc.
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