Philippe de NOAILLES, Duc de MOUCHY, Marshal of France in 17 - Lot 201

Philippe de NOAILLES, Duc de MOUCHY, Marshal of France in 1775 (1715- Guillotined in 1794). 4 Letters (Lettre A.S. and L.S.): Lettre A.S. "Le Comte de NOAILLES" à VERSAILLES 12 may 1762: "Find it good, Sir, that I claim today the right to your first arms and the trouble my father had to cede you to Mr. Maréchal de BIRON to ask you with urgency for your friendship and advice for the Comte de LEVIS my nephew who has just obtained the Royal ROUSSILLON Regiment. I hope that you will be pleased and that he will have the good spirit to conduct himself only by your lights on all points, which is indeed what I recommended to him..." - 2pp in-8° + L.S. "NOAILLES" to VERSAILLES June 4, 1762 - "I am very flattered, sir, by the feelings you are willing to show me for my father and for me, and I have congratulated Mr. le comte de LEVIS on being with you. As he could not yet take charge of the Regiment's requests, I hastened to speak to Mr DUBOIS for Mr De MARTIGNAC, and everything you wished for him was promised to me: but as the Minister only receives proposals from the Colonels for the Officers of their Regiments, I am quite convinced that your intention is to address yourself in future to Mr le Comte de LEVIS on occasions, ...". - 1p in-8° - Autograph subscription "Mr le Comte de LEVIS (his nephew who has just obtained the Royal ROUSSILLON Regiment.) is in Paris until the 1st of July, which I expect he will join you." + L.S. "NOAILLES" to VERSAILLES June 27, 1762 - (Mr le Comte de LEVIS, his young nephew has just obtained the Royal ROUSSILLON Regiment.) - "I have just been positively promised, sir, to carry the fragments of your first Battalion to MONTPELLIER where you will be well as soon as possible. Your Colonel will join you first; it is good that he takes your instructions to get to know the officers of his Regiment thoroughly; I want him to get involved without consulting me; he is of an age, with your advice, to know how to conduct himself. In the event of any matter beyond my nephew's strength, I would be delighted to help him...". - 1p in-8°. + L.S. "Le Comte de NOAILLES" à VERSAILLES 17 Janvier 1763 - "J'ai été très affligé, monsieur, de ne vous voir pas dans une liste (de promotion) où vous mértiez d'être depuis longtemps, M. le Duc de CHOISEUL a avoué que c'était un oubli. I feel keenly the loss my nephew will make, if you take the step of withdrawing..." (Mr le Comte de LEVIS, his young nephew has just obtained the Royal ROUSSILLON Regiment).