75 - A significant collection of archival materials concerning the Lahure family,

A significant collection of archival materials concerning the Lahure family, relating in particular to Louis-Joseph Lahure (1767–1853) and his sons Oscar Lahure (1801–1862), mayor of Wavrechain-sous-Faulx, and Gustave-Napoléon Lahure (1805–1892), a colonel on the General Staff in France and an officer of the Legion of Honor, including in particular: - drafts and rough copies of letters written by General Lahure; - 1 handwritten letter signed “General Lahure” requesting a scholarship for his son, addressed to the Minister of Public Instruction, so that his son might be admitted to a high school in Lille, dated 1849; - 1 letter written to the Electors of the cantons of Bouchain and Valenciennes, dated October 15, 1845, in Wavrechain, regarding the transfer of his seat on the Departmental General Council to his son Oscar Lahure: “Gentlemen, I thank you for your votes, which nine years ago granted me the honor of representing you on the Departmental General Council; I like to believe that I have fulfilled this mission to your satisfaction. Today, my age no longer allows me to seek your votes for myself, but my eldest son, Oscar Lahure—Mayor of Wavrechain-sous-Faulx and a beet sugar manufacturer—is standing for election to replace me. - A letter sent by the Ministry of War in Paris on November 29, 1890, to Captain Gustave-Napoléon Lahure, Rue du Faubourg St. Honoré, Paris, regarding his promotion to the rank of first-class captain: “The Minister of War, Secretary of State, hereby notifies Mr. Lahure (Gustave, Napoléon), second-class captain in the Royal General Staff Corps, Adjutant Professor of Fortifications at the General Staff Training School, that, in accordance with Article 133 of the ordinance of March 16, 1838, he is appointed captain, first class, in this corps. Since the legislative appropriation to fund the new salary allocated to this position was not approved until the 1840 budget, Mr. Lahure will not begin receiving this salary until January 1 of next year.” Etc.