112 - MERMOZ, Jean

MERMOZ, Jean 2 letters “Ton Jean,” Casablanca, February 11 and 27, 1927, to his “Dear Mom”; 2 pages in-4 and 1¼ pages petit in-4 in blue ink. February 11. No news is good news. She must be reassured: “You know full well that I’d rather kill a poor man’s cow than kick the bucket! I’m doing great—I’m on fire like a Thermogène ad; in short, I’m going full throttle! The Moors are becoming more and more of a concern, but we have better equipment; in short, the risks are lower than they were a few months ago. Latécoère is officially launching the France–South America route on September 1. So I plan to leave around June. […] So I’ll come see you in April or May. Besides, if for one reason or another I don’t go, I’ll be leaving the route around that time.” He’s waiting for a reply from his Bolivian contact and is asking for information “regarding the Lille-Douai–Le Bourget route […] currently under development. “That could also be interesting, and it would be a good deal, wouldn’t it? Although, you know, it would seem a bit restrictive to me in terms of scope, and the horizons would be quite limited!”… February 27. “I returned yesterday morning and am leaving again this very morning on a transport mission to Saint-Louis, Senegal”… Correspondence, Nos. 104 and 105. Source: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936); - Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955); - Then passed down through the family