Context: Letter from Eugène Lemercier to his mother, Marguerite Lemercier, expressing his hope that this violence will lead to a better tomorrow,

Letter from Eugène Lemercier to his mother, Marguerite Lemercier, expressing his hope that this violence will lead to a better tomorrow,

1914 October 14.

Shares his thoughts about the transitory and earthly nature of war and choses to focus his mind on what is eternal, on a "ordre supérieur" and a "destinée universelle". Mentions the Cadoux.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Lemercier, Eugène Emmanuel, 1886-1915
Contributors:	Lemercier, Marguerite, 1859-ca. 1930
Format:	Manuscript
Language:	French
Subjects:	Lemercier, Eugène Emmanuel, > 1886-1915 > Correspondence World War, 1914-1918 > France World War, 1914-1918 > France > Correspondence. France > History > 1914-1940
Notes:	Addressed to "Madame Lemercier / 40 Rue Lauriston / Paris". No postmark. The letter folds itself into an envelope. Postscript on envelope informing recipient that he has written to their "pauvre amie" Marthe [perhaps Mrs Rapp or Mrs Cadoux]. Pencil is fading. Physical description: 1 item. Citations/References: Lettres d'un soldat (août 1914-avril 1915) : Préface de André Chevrillon / [Eugène Lemercier]. Paris : Librairie Chapelot, 1916. p. 20-22. Citations/References: Lettres d'un soldat (août 1914-avril 1915) : Présentées par Bernard Giovanangeli / Eugène Emmanuel Lemercier. Paris : Bernard Giovanangeli Editeur, 2013. p. 37-38. more
Arrangement:	Sub-fonds

Lemercier Papers, 1910-1925.

I. Eugène Lemercier Correspondence, 1914-1915.
II. Marguerite Lemercier Correspondence, 1915-1925
III. Eugène Lemercier Diaries, 1910-1914.
- Eugène Lemercier Diary, 1910 July 29 to 1914 November 15.
- Eugène Lemercier War Diary, 1914 August 12 to November 4.
IV. Photographs, 1914.
- [Eugène Lemercier standing with walking stick in left hand, in the woods, wearing his uniform and ...
- [Eugène Lemercier standing with walking stick in left hand, in the woods, wearing his uniform and ...
V. Lemercier Miscellanea, 1910-1925.

Letter from Eugène Lemercier to his mother, Marguerite Lemercier, expressing his hope that this violence will lead to a better tomorrow,

1914 October 14.

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Bibliographic Details
In Collection:	Lemercier Papers, 1910-1925
Description:	Shares his thoughts about the transitory and earthly nature of war and choses to focus his mind on what is eternal, on a "ordre supérieur" and a "destinée universelle". Mentions the Cadoux.
Main Creator:	Lemercier, Eugène Emmanuel, 1886-1915
Language:	French
Extent:	1 item.
Format:	Manuscript
Call Number:	MS 8,751/1/62 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:	Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.