On offer is a very interesting pair of letters, part of a correspondence with one of the most senior members of French nobility. The letters were written by a Monsieur de Laval. His first letter is a request to be considered for a position in a medical institution. The letter is addressed to Mathieu Jean Felicité de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency-Laval by his title. In his first letter, dated Aug 1st, 1816, de Laval outlines his past history in medicine: De Laval ancien chirurgien de terre et de mer des armies du Roy, membre et correspondent de la Societe Royale de Medecine de Marseille ...[T... View More...
