Context: Postcard from Eugène Lemercier to his mother, Marguerite Lemercier, informing her that he will go back to the front the following day,

Postcard from Eugène Lemercier to his mother, Marguerite Lemercier, informing her that he will go back to the front the following day,

1915 February 23.

2nd day in quarters. Expresses his difficulty to write at the moment. Exhorts himself and his mother to get closer to what is eternal and to do their duty. Yearns to be courageous "amidst all these young dead".

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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. There is an illustration in colour on the front of the postcard : four flying flags on the left upper corner. 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. 136. Citations/References: Lettres d'un soldat (août 1914-avril 1915) : Présentées par Bernard Giovanangeli / Eugène Emmanuel Lemercier. Paris : Bernard Giovanangeli Editeur, 2013. p. 144. 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.

Postcard from Eugène Lemercier to his mother, Marguerite Lemercier, informing her that he will go back to the front the following day,

1915 February 23.

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Bibliographic Details
In Collection:	Lemercier Papers, 1910-1925
Description:	2nd day in quarters. Expresses his difficulty to write at the moment. Exhorts himself and his mother to get closer to what is eternal and to do their duty. Yearns to be courageous "amidst all these young dead".
Main Creator:	Lemercier, Eugène Emmanuel, 1886-1915
Language:	French
Extent:	1 item.
Format:	Manuscript
Call Number:	MS 8,751/1/204 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:	Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.