Lt. Col. Leroy Bartlett – 1944 - Pvt. Hiram P. Blizzard. - 3 lots de documents militaria 1804 - 1844 - 1944. - 1804-1944

3 lots of militaria documents 1804 - 1844 - 1944.
1] United States – World War II – Correspondence of a soldier of the U.S. Army, Fort McClellan & Florida – 1943 + an official military document concerning Lt. Col. Leroy Bartlett – 1944
Set of original American documents from the years 1943-1944, including two handwritten letters with their envelopes as well as a two-page typewritten military document.
The first letter is dated January 24, 1943 and written on Fort McClellan, Alabama, official letterhead, featuring the golden American eagle. It is addressed “Dear Mom” by Pvt. Hiram P. Blizzard, identified on the envelope as belonging to Co. B, 21st Bn., Fort McClellan, Alabama, U.S. Army. The envelope is addressed to Mrs. Walter Blizzard, Noxen, Pennsylvania, with Fort McClellan, Alabama, 25 January 1943 postmark.
The soldier recounts his daily life during training, local prices, cigarettes, food, military drills and camp difficulties. A particularly interesting passage mentions an “extended order drill” and his dislike of the positions in which he must shoot, noting that he cannot adopt the sitting position correctly. He ends by saying he has about six weeks left before leaving the camp.
The second correspondence is a long handwritten letter dated July 16, 1943, addressed to “Dear Femalee & Joe,” accompanied by its envelope addressed to Mrs. Joe Brzigalyo. The sender’s address on the envelope appears to indicate Pfc. Donald C. Schubert, 14th Base HQ & AB Sq., Selfridge Field, Michigan.
The text provides a particularly vivid personal testimony of American military life in 1943. The author mentions his desire to go home, with a potential pass between August 20 and September 3, then his assignment in Florida, which he says he dislikes. He then favorable describes his stay in Michigan, mentioning the landscape, the women and local hospitality. He also talks about his training ground, its barracks and the food.
Finally, the set includes an official U.S. Army document, two pages, dated February 10, 1944, concerning Lieutenant Colonel Leroy Bartlett, U.S. Army, Retired, residing in Berkeley, California.
This administrative correspondence originates from the Military Affairs Division and bears the name of Colonel Irvin Schindler, J.A.G.D., Chief of Military Affairs Division. It responds to a request regarding the calculation of Bartlett’s retirement pay. The document recalls his career and notes that he was retired in the rank of major on December 11, 1922, then promoted to lieutenant colonel on the retired list under the law of June 21, 1930. The second page develops the legislative provisions applicable to his remuneration.
Lot composition:
1 handwritten letter from Pvt. Hiram P. Blizzard, Fort McClellan, January 24, 1943, with envelope postmarked January 25;
1 long handwritten letter attributable to Pfc. Donald C. Schubert, July 16, 1943, with envelope;
1 2-page typewritten official military document, dated February 10, 1944, concerning Lt. Col. Leroy Bartlett.
Together kept with normal signs of use and handling, original folds, small tears and envelope damage, marks and occasional annotations. The documents remain fully usable and present documentary interest for the social and administrative history of the U.S. Army during World War II.

2] 1804 – Saint Lucia / Caribbean – Staff Officer Naverre – Property lost during the English occupation – Autographed letter to the Minister of the Navy.
Manuscript document from the early First Empire, relating to the island of Saint Lucia, in the Lesser Antilles, and the consequences of its occupation by the British.
The document concerns Marie François Naverre, presented as former adjutant-general and chief of staff, then in Brussels in 1804, and an officer of the Legion of Honour.
Naverre asks the Minister of the Navy for compensation for the properties and assets he owned in Saint Lucia and which he lost following the English occupation of the colony. He requests that searches be conducted in the archives to locate the pieces necessary to establish his rights and benefit from the indemnity granted to owners who had suffered losses.
The text mentions in particular,
“… the French retaking of this colony …”
“… the indemnity granted to owners who had lost their property, whether by fortuitous event or by the occupation of the English …”
It is also indicated that the information can be sought at the Archives of Versailles, at the Ministry of the Navy and with the minister’s secretariat.
A particularly interesting document for the history of Saint Lucia and the French Caribbean, from the Franco-British wars in the Caribbean to colonial administration under the Consulate and the Empire.

3] Algeria – Sinking of the frigate La Marne – Act of bravery by Corporal Néron, 1st Engineering Regiment – Marshal of the Empire commanding the Engineering in Algeria – 1841
Important manuscript military document dated Paris, April 10, 1841, addressed to the marshal, senior commander of the Engineering in Algeria, concerning an act of bravery performed by Corporal Néron, of the 1st Engineering Regiment.
The document reports that the Minister of the Navy hailed the conduct of the corporal during the sinking of the frigate La Marne, off the coast of Stora, on January 25, 1841.
“The Mr. Néron, corporal of the 1st Engineering Regiment, distinguished himself in the sinking of the La Marne … off the coast of Stora on the 25th of last January.”
The President of the Council and Secretary of War requests that the service member be conveyed his “satisfaction for the honorable conduct he displayed in the unfortunate circumstance” and, if applicable, proposes “a gratuity for this soldier.”
The document bears the designation “Marshal Duke of Dalmatia,” referring to Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769-1851), Marshal of the Empire and Duke of Dalmatia, then President of the Council and Minister of War.
In the lower part there is a second administrative note, Algiers, April 28, 1841, transmitting copy and notification to the Chief of Engineers of Philippeville, with the signature of the colonel director of fortifications. An marginal annotation also specifies that “Mr. Néron, corporal, distinguished himself in saving La Marne.”
A particularly interesting document bringing together conquest and military administration of Algeria, Military Engineering, maritime history and sea rescue. It constitutes a contemporary and nominative witness of an act of courage performed during a shipwreck on the Algerian coasts in 1841.
The manuscript is on a large sheet of paper, with very legible handwriting, administrative annotations and marginal postmarks from the period. Some foxing, small stains and marginal wear compatible with age, otherwise well preserved.
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