Kerry Langford Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Hey guys, This is more for anyone's interest than anything else. I have a fair number of documents like these. still obviously have to have them interpreted as I have no idea how to speak or read French. oldest date so far seems to be late 1700's so we'll see how far we get with this. If there is anything of value that I come across in the next year I will definitely post. This is unfortunately going to take a while and I still have to locate someone in Cape Town who would be interested to take this on as a project. If anyone knows of a body who would care to look at them I would obviously be most grateful. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Hi Kerry, unfortunately the pics are too small to read the text, best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Langford Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 This better Chris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Langford Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 And the other one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 oldest date so far seems to be late 1700's so we'll see how far we get with this. First one is dated 1819, the second 1816... The rest is not readable. Too small to tell you what it is exactly. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Langford Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Bison, thanks for that, I have just put 2 larger pics of the letters up for better reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Funny. This are two letters recommending somebody for an employment ... In the second one, the general tells the marshal he doesn't know who is this guy, but he transmits to him anyway.... Chance of success looks like zero. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Langford Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 What a laugh, thanks for the input. I have at least 150 documents of all natures so the rest should make for some interesting (if not hilarious) reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Generals are not paid to have an advice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 In the second one, the general tells the marshal he doesn't know who is this guy, but he transmits to him anyway.... Chance of success looks like zero. For some folks thats probably their best chance at getting a job :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Yep. We don't know the final result... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Langford Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Another sample, I will stop after this one ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) Very interesting. This is a document from 1797-98, year VI of the French Revolution, releasing from duty a soldier from the 1st Battalion of the National Guard of Paris. His name is Jacques Lesage, and he was a Corporal in the 5th Company. Two years later, in 1799, this troop supported the General Bonaparte's coup in Paris which paved the way to his accession to power and later the throne of Emperor... Regards Bison Edited December 16, 2014 by Bison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Langford Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Thank you sir, your input has been most welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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