French invalidity certificates

Certificates of discharge on behalf of French military personnel on account of wounds, injury or illness sustained in royal service. The certificates are for the most part signed by senior officers testifying to the nature of the wounds or other cause of invalidity, and include a recommendation for admission to the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris, with a note subscribed by [Sauveur François] Morand (1697-1773), 'Morand fils', later chief surgeon of that institution, certifying suitability for admission. Several of the certificates are for Irish soldiers in French service.

1716-1724

40 pieces in one folder 40 documents of various sizes

Most of the documents were purchased from Charavay, Paris, in May 1930 (acc.55098), April 1932 (acc.65157), April 1934 (acc 67098), and at an unknown date before 1936 (acc.69220); others were purchased from an unknown Parisian vendor in April 1930 (acc.67371).

Sauveur François Morand was associated with his father, Jean Morand's, office of chief surgeon of the Invalides from as early as 1716, to judge from this collection. During his father's lifetime, from which period all these documents date, he signed himself 'Morand fils'.

cf. MSS.7914, 9248

Two of the documents bear printed archival stamps of the French order of Malta, and three others have stamps of the 'Archives de Noblesse' of the 'Collège Héraldique de France'.