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MERMOZ-GILLET Gabrielle (1880-1955)
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MERMOZ-GILLET Gabrielle (1880-1955)
10 L.A.S. "Ta Maman", Lille May-December 1923, to his son
Jean MERMOZ| 27 pages in-8 on the letterhead of the city of Lille.
Hôpital de la Charité (cracks in one letter).
Beautiful letters from Mermoz's mother to her son, full of maternal tenderness. May 2: details of his new job as a nurse-major at
Pavillon de Cure in Lille. "Have you received your flight bonus?"... June 19: "So your request for Morocco is made, I can't prove you wrong when I see the life you have in Nancy. I know, my dear, that you must be suffering!"... 28 June: about the liquidation of her divorce, her money problems, etc. 13 July: she regrets that Mermoz's commitment to Morocco has been refused... 24 August: "I am sorry to know that you lead a life so little in accordance with your wishes and I would like you to have a favourable answer to one of your requests"| she counts on him in September for her move from Pontoise... 31 August: she is delighted that he is living in Thionville: "I would like so much to see you happy" ............ 18 September, on the subject of his move, which
Mermoz will have to take care of alone: "I have so many sick people at the moment, it's the bad season that's starting for the poor tubercular patients"... 24 November: she is sad to know that Mermoz is under arrest and "being hassled"| she is going to send him trousers and bananas... 23 December : she regrets not seeing him and knowing that he is alone and sad "on days when we like to be with our loved ones! But you must resign yourself [...] When do you think you will have an answer for your deferment and for Latécoère [...] If the latter are already considering your request favourably, there is hope!".
PROVENANCE Aeronautics, Letters and manuscripts of Jean Mermoz (Artcurial, 13 October 208, M14)
10 L.A.S. "Ta Maman", Lille May-December 1923, to his son
Jean MERMOZ| 27 pages in-8 on the letterhead of the city of Lille.
Hôpital de la Charité (cracks in one letter).
Beautiful letters from Mermoz's mother to her son, full of maternal tenderness. May 2: details of his new job as a nurse-major at
Pavillon de Cure in Lille. "Have you received your flight bonus?"... June 19: "So your request for Morocco is made, I can't prove you wrong when I see the life you have in Nancy. I know, my dear, that you must be suffering!"... 28 June: about the liquidation of her divorce, her money problems, etc. 13 July: she regrets that Mermoz's commitment to Morocco has been refused... 24 August: "I am sorry to know that you lead a life so little in accordance with your wishes and I would like you to have a favourable answer to one of your requests"| she counts on him in September for her move from Pontoise... 31 August: she is delighted that he is living in Thionville: "I would like so much to see you happy" ............ 18 September, on the subject of his move, which
Mermoz will have to take care of alone: "I have so many sick people at the moment, it's the bad season that's starting for the poor tubercular patients"... 24 November: she is sad to know that Mermoz is under arrest and "being hassled"| she is going to send him trousers and bananas... 23 December : she regrets not seeing him and knowing that he is alone and sad "on days when we like to be with our loved ones! But you must resign yourself [...] When do you think you will have an answer for your deferment and for Latécoère [...] If the latter are already considering your request favourably, there is hope!".
PROVENANCE Aeronautics, Letters and manuscripts of Jean Mermoz (Artcurial, 13 October 208, M14)