Henry FERAY (1812-1870) général de division, gendre... Lot n° 6

41 letters, most L.A.S. to him, Algiers, Constantinople, Blida, Biarritz, Paris, Saint-Cloud, Bergerac etc. 1842-1859. Armand-Octave-Marie d'Allonville, Louis d'Aurelle, Napoleon Bertrand, François-Certain de Canrobert (2, including a beautiful l. of condolences on the death of Marshal Bugeaud), Hyacinthe Cabrol (4, long, from this doctor who had served at the military hospital in Algiers, evoking the possibility that Bugeaud died of poisoning), Victor de Castellane (2), Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (3), Nicolas Changarnier (2, including one as Governor General of Algeria), the Comte de Chatauvillard (regarding his Essay on Dueling), Eugène Daumas (confidential regarding a desired assignment: "Employ, without delay, all your artillery and use the largest calibre", 1857), Paul Daru (confidences on an unfortunate liaison), Émile-Félix Fleury (7, including long letters from his years as aide-de-camp to the Emperor, where it is about the Crimean War, General Bosquet, Canrobert and Montebello, and the Emperor's definite favour after the capture of Sebastopol), Frédéric-Guillaume Lacroix (request for information on Bugeaud for military history, politique et administrative de l'Algérie qu'il prépare), Charles de La Valette (3), Edmond de Montguyon, Aimable Pélissier, Achille de Saint-Arnaud (to Colonel Richepance), Louise de Saint-Arnaud, Nicolas-Jean Soult, Duke of Dalmatia (confidential letter, The following were also involved: the King's political and military advisors (to Colonel Dumas, the King's aide-de-camp, concerning General Changarnier and Marshal Bugeaud), Jean-Baptiste-Philibert Vaillant (4, including 3 on an "unpleasant affair" to be dealt with by the Emperor), and so on. Attached are General Feray's service records, 2 fragments of letters and biographical notes.