MIRIBEL (Marie Joseph François de). - Lot 219

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MIRIBEL (Marie Joseph François de). - Lot 219
MIRIBEL (Marie Joseph François de). Born in Montbonnot. 1831-1893. French general. 6 L.A.S. "Gal de Miribel" to Monsieur Marquiset and a gentleman, Lyon, Châlons-Marne, Paris, November 26, 1880, January 4, 1882 [sic for 1883], March 29, 1883, January 4, 1888, January 22, 1888 and November 10, 1888. 12 pp. in-8 in all. Letterhead of the Ministry of War, the 28ᵉ Infantry Division and the 6ᵉ Army Corps. November 26, 1880: Miribel was late in replying to his correspondent: "I have just visited all the places in the Alps that are in my command, as well as the troops in my division, and I only found your letter on my return..." He explains: "I have been very annoyed by all the noise that has been made lately about my name...". He goes on to talk about the German newspapers and his field studies "in preparation for the coming fatal battle...". January 4, 1883: Miribel is astonished that Mr. St-Martin's scholarship application has been misfiled, and asks Marquiset for help. He then mentions Léon Gambetta's death: "...in my eyes, it's a big event, not for the present, but for the future... he was a true patriot...". March 29 1883: He announces his absence for a wedding in Burgundy. January 4, 1888: Apologies for his lateness and invitation to lunch: "You will give Madame de Miribel and me great pleasure...". January 22, 1888: Invitation to dinner, mentioning his son, a future student at Fontainebleau. November 10, 1888 : He says he is happy to be in the 6ᵉ corps and among the troops, preferring this to ministerial duties. Biographical note: a former student of the École polytechnique, Miribel was brigadier general (1875), major general (1880), chief of staff to the Minister of War, then commander of the 6ᵉ Corps and army chief of general staff in 1890.
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