French armies of the Alps and Italy.

Date:
1793-1805
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Miscellaneous documents relating to medical affairs in the French armies of the Alps and Italy, 1793-1805.1-4. Tables of medical staff attached to the army of the Alps, giving various details including age, place of birth, date of entry into service and previous employment. 1793.5. Recommendations by the 'Conseil de Sant?' for filling various apothecary posts in the French army, including the appointment of citizen Muller as apothecary in chief of the army of Italy, in place of citizen Lacour. [Paris], 20 September 1793. Signed by the members of the 'Conseil de Sant?' including Bertand Pelletier (1761-1797), Philippe Jean Pelletan (1747-1829), Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737-1813), Pierre Bayen (1725-1798), Fran?ois Dezoteux (1724-1803), and Guillaume Daignan (1732-1812).6. Order of 'les r?pr?sentans [sic] du peuple envoy?s dans la commune affranchie pour y assurer le bonheur du peuple' relating to medical provison for the army of the Alps. La commune affranchie [Lyons], 4 pluvi?se, an IV [23 January 1794]. Contemporary copy.7. Order from citizen Gautier, 'adjoint au ministre de la guerre' to the 'commissaire ordonnateur en chef de l'arm?e des Alpes' for the regular submission of returns of hospital facilities available for the army. Paris, 9 pluvi?se, an II [28 January 1794].8-9. Reports by Nicholas Heurteloup (1750-1812) and citizen Morin, inspectors of military hospitals, barracks and prisons of the armies of the Alps and Italy, on the hospitals at ?Montsalier, near Moutiers [d?p. Savoie] and Carrouge, Switzerland. N.p., 4 sansculottide, an II [20 September 1794] and 11 vend?maire, an III [2 October 1794]. Contemporary copies.10. Order from Fran?ois Joseph Ritter (1758-1809) and Louis Turreau de Lini?res (1761-1797), 'repr?sentans du peuple pr?s l'arm?e d'Italie et dans les d?partemens [sic] du Var et des Alpes-Martimes & l'arm?e des Alpes' to the director of military hospitals of the army of Italy to furnish a table of requirements to support a force of fifty thousand men on campaign. Nice, 11 brumaire, an III [1 November 1794].11-12. Orders by Turreau, 'repr?sentan du peuple envoy? par la Convention Nationale pr?s les arm?es d'Italie et des Alpes', relating to medical provision for the army in Italy. 25

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1793-1805

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24 pieces in one file
24 documents of various sizes

Creator/production credits

Pelletier, Bertrand, 1761-1797

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In French.

Ownership note

Documents 16 to 21 were formerly part of the Bibliotheca Lindesiana, and are accompanied by typescript transcripts. A note added to the transcript of document 17 indicates that this piece was formerly part of the Sainsbury Collection, in other words the 'Napoleon Museum' formed by John Sainsbury between 1815 and 1830, which was dispersed in 1865 (see Nicolas Barker, Bibliotheca Lindesiana, 1977, p. 320).

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