Context: Letter from Eugène Lemercier to his mother, Marguerite Lemercier, expressing his sense of duty,

Letter from Eugène Lemercier to his mother, Marguerite Lemercier, expressing his sense of duty,

1915 January 20.

Writes : "Ma vie est concentrée dans l'attente de tes lettres". Worries about her spending too much on him. Quotes Baudelaire. Makes reference to a poem he wrote while in Switzerland and how he had a foreboding about suffering. Mentions Dudouit who is conscripted; does not understand the attraction of the front for people who are not in it.

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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". Postmark "Trésor et Postes, 33", dated 21 January [19]15. Physical description: 2 items : letter (4 pages) and envelope. Citations/References: Lettres d'un soldat (août 1914-avril 1915) : Préface de André Chevrillon / [Eugène Lemercier]. Paris : Librairie Chapelot, 1916. p. 111-112. Citations/References: Lettres d'un soldat (août 1914-avril 1915) : Présentées par Bernard Giovanangeli / Eugène Emmanuel Lemercier. Paris : Bernard Giovanangeli Editeur, 2013. p. 119-121. Excerpts of this letter edited out of the 1916 edition are published in this edition. 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 sense of duty,

1915 January 20.

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Bibliographic Details
In Collection:	Lemercier Papers, 1910-1925
Description:	Writes : "Ma vie est concentrée dans l'attente de tes lettres". Worries about her spending too much on him. Quotes Baudelaire. Makes reference to a poem he wrote while in Switzerland and how he had a foreboding about suffering. Mentions Dudouit who is conscripted; does not understand the attraction of the front for people who are not in it.
Main Creator:	Lemercier, Eugène Emmanuel, 1886-1915
Language:	French
Extent:	2 items : letter (4 pages) and envelope.
Format:	Manuscript
Call Number:	MS 8,751/1/170 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:	Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.