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Franklin D. Roosevelt Library & Museum Collection: Grace Tully Archive Series: Marguerite ("Missy") LeHand Papers Box 10; Folder = Correspondence: Cartier, Pierre C., 1940

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Yoar ki'Od letter of !':C'rch 14th I""'S received this ~oming .

It '~ill be Idth the greatest r>lcl"surt" thl"t I ::;"/'11 ~ttl'nd to the ""'"ttcr r"lentionrd ir. your letter. Th-e {'~rr;.nr co··ld eit\rr be F.!'·G.e in our Frtris C'orif.shop, so ('s tel match e.':"'ctly t'.e onr ~~U ~!'ve. or pFr:~('ps it could :1' M('("e b~1 us herr, Do fOrW(lTJ it to us, rnd ~JO!j ~nol" thC'~ ! s~.o.ll do mil Vl'ry best jor ;;ou .

I k .. m~ that l~rs. CcrtieT mould be VCT".} hn.OPlJ to see you, end t1:.e r;t!':-! tir-:e you ore in i.'elJ) Yor~, do come (In'" lunch or dine v,it~ us at o· T "oF.e.

BpI if"ve me to be, dear "£."'s [,('".'(I.n1.,

Yours faithfully,

!'i.~s ,1.', A. LeJ:cond, ':'hl" lV".ite ::ou:::;r, t7,.c;"-ington, D. C,

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)(arab 10, 1940

Dear Mr. Oartlerl

!hank TOu e.er _0 muoh tor your yerr nloe letter ot the _lx­teenth. I am eo happy that thl. e.r. rlns oan be duplloated and I am .endlng 1 t to you her."l tho

It wlll Sly. me great pl ••• ur. to ee. you and Mr.. Cartler the next tl •• I .. In N.w tork and I ahall oer'.lnl, telephone TOU.

!'hank :rou again.

Very .lnoerel, Joure,

M. A. LoIWID

Plerr. C. Oar'ler, Eaq., ee~ ntth .Yenue, New York. Hew York. me.l/ t mb

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'He ,.. .... L't' ~,.!el'j receivec the ('''Tying. We "'re "\ld~ing one to ~,.tc~ it, .... nA I "~ h .... ~OTI to st .... te thrt 'IOU L~i.ll hl"ve t'l( .... both "t the en"! 0: /ley! 1~f'ek .

It l~ill be "lice fOT us to knOI" til.,.. t tr.e pC' t r P'r ien. ~IOU -ntll I"err, In/, ' 2 T('oT"'~('nt the cono:binpd efforts of OUT P""ri:- rnd .','r,n y"rk rot!Sf'S .

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D'J 1 d ,..." nc:sure !I~w 1:/1.(' t ~6 the ch'lrpe !~il1 be le!'"<: th"n n(l"'!i.n"l.

~'th k'n~e~t per~~nrl rer"rd~, beltcVf' mf' to be , r.1I dC('Ir .Htss Le Hrnd,

Y?"T~ .I('itr.!'lll!./ .

.. t .... .: /,,'I"T"'''7Ct !.I'!'''nd, The i'r ttt' Hf)u~C',

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1'eln Yori';, J'! . Y. ,.jaTel'> 30, 1940 .

l.:y de'" !.'tss Lr Hr·n.d ,

I trust that the eCTT~ngs h"ve reached yOU srfely ere this, cr.d let me state thnt, on you, they Sho"!1d be QrertIIi ndr'!i.red.

~e nrc 91nd to ~cve had the opoortunity Of rendering you ~rrvice in. this connection, (lnd r"eT"'!it us to prr~pnt to you wit/", our comol iments the earring t!.'hich. hr'd to be T('nleced.

Hop i'l!) to hnve the pll'(I­sure of srf'inr you the ne.vt t i'l'lc you OTf" in I.'e"." Y" ri'; , ce) tev; Me to

be , c!e"T /'{.'s Le !:"and, 1!'ith kind. greetings !TOrr. rr'.y ,,,ife ,

YOUT~ fn~tr!ully,

/ 2t_~(~a..LO'-riss l.~nrgcTet Lc H(lnd, The White Pouse , :rosr.in['lton, D. C.

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Miss Y. A. Le Hand Washin.gton D. C.

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(21&("/"4 ~uhd ,gn "/;[e/ .<k-6Vf!";T/N47k L/1 &C-551736

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1- Fair of ear clips

'N OIUIIUI TO <;:0 .... 1.." WITH THIl IIIIlGUUl.TIO". OF THI: IN.UR ..... C .. c:O"' ....... , •• IT I ... lie ......... THAT ALL "'''TIeLD .ItHT TO C""TIIlII , '~ c.. IlHOULD Illl "O"W""OIO IUTH .... II .. 101",,11 •• OR RIG I.YUlllo .... ,r...

KINDLY AOYIII. C ""T'." , "'C. WHir .. I'OllW ... "DINC; .... C OC .. CU,

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653 Fin ... A VENuE

::(',., Ya r :'-, ,'.'. Y. April '8 , 1940 .

U."on "''.! rtturn. to the Ci.t~ I find !Jou r kind letter !ni.t~ tne c"',£,nue

cnclosrd. I ;"('sten to ('.vore."'s to you m~ ~\(!r.J<;s fo r ~our Tl".,ittcnce /'In"; to

strte th.rt I I"m 1001.£"9 fon'G r c with

er('at nl('C'suTe to s('einn ')OlJ. soar. • •

,,'£t;1 rCOrTd to the other Dnt T Of el"r r inrs .

1('t r:',(' tell 'IOU C''''''iT. hOl' Much

1fT . N 11:"1(" TO rnc:. I e,..joyed tr.e Teo yeste rdcy nt the wr.ite H'>usc . I t ts .suer, (' privilege to !'cc t .... c Prc!"j,ll'T.t -

,:e i..'" rJp'rys .so chccrJul. Po'" ''"ondrrju l it i s thl"t l'·it~. ell ~is re.soonsi.bilities

he ern or,l"'j,n t l"in th('l t rrV' Tve l ous t'lttituce

1<'; tell. is !:(.;.c'- r 1('sson in C':IU T(,re to US

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Wit h kindest regl" r cs I"r.cl reron'ed

tJ·rn~s. t('lieuc me C, be. cpr r !'i3S Le Hrnd ,

1·.'i~S !.'ro r :-"ret L e The ~r i tl? lIOLOSf' ,

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Dear Mr. • Carner:

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!hie 11 the va, your good 4.ed. 00.. back to haunt you! I hay. been try­lng to get to new York but haYe JUlt about sl ... en up e'un hoping tor thata

I vant Tary muoh to bU7 a ne. vrilt watch and had expeoted to go In to ••• you to aat. you to help 1n 1 t ••• leoUon but I wonder 1t TOU could ha.1 two or Quo •• lent to me In.tead. I haT. about tva hundred dalIaI'I to In ••• t In one. I know that th1, 1 •• nullanOI but I rea117 viII d •• plf ap­preo1ate 1t 1t you wl11 ha •• tht. done tor •• 0

I do hope ,.ou and Mr.. CarUer are •• 11. I .tl11 look torward to ••• ing hlr -­and you - eo •• 'U •••• 1'1 1000. •

Yery 11nOlrl17 7our.,

Ko A. IAIIARD

Pierre C. CartIer, Elq., P1tth A •• nUI at D2n4 8tr •• t. ... York, Hew York .. mal/tmb

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Dcr T l'i~s Le£rnd :

653 F ,FTH A VENUE

!ley,. Yor t; , 1.' . Y. Jul!J 8 , 1940 .

Your 7.ind l et t e r d~ ted Jul!J third ,·,,.s ,<·".~el:J rf'cciuec this r-:o Tning . The c'l'lC' !} in r-ns'~r T inC' sr""',e i.s cue to the frct t hrt cu~ines~ hou~e ~ or. ~ifth Au('nu(' h"v e been r,~l i ~('!! "I"/', £n (l , "S P('T tre r~lp~ Of t~(' A~~nct(' t ion, JO T thr lrst :"OUT d"ys .

I t "'iI' be c Tecl p l ers~re for ..... e to ht.'lp ~JO:S iT. t.'~e selt'ction 0: (' ne!~ '~ ri st ·~ ... tc -'1. , "nd t: it r-:eet!" ' ~ ith

'lou r ('''nrotlcl , 1'1]/ sec ret~ r !l' Inr.o is po inp to lf~ ."r. inc ton to - -.o rro", L"t ll 'ele,,'?ne to 'Jou in th. " ... tern?on rnd rsk ,"i.e Te rnr l~r er. he """J s~l::"'it to ;;ou !/:e , .. rtc' C~. I trust !Jou InUl find I'lr'lOnD them" time .,iece , .. ,·tch '''ill meet '"it~ ~our rn~r?tlc l, rn' hope thr-t it !"ill ~r T k .fo r you ... .ron!J r.""j~lI hOU T5" .

/'0," , .<:hou1 c!. I no t be i.na is­creet, "'s !IOU S?eri;. 0: rood deeds, prrl:n rys '''}~ld 1I0U rt'n~e r me r (' rert - . serv ice ? I'l! <:}n-tn-l"~, Pierr e Louis Cl ru".'e l. "" l O is (' cOToor"l in the 155th Re,..tmcn t 01 ATti.llery .... 'v' 1"10 1" .... • .-:trti'med in r fo rt 0:' t}~e !.'''9i.not Line clo~e to Str"sbou rQ (un·'er the o r~er" 0: GeneT"l Renonde"u 1"10 ,n"S in c~ "m"' n~ 01 the Cit ~ of Strr sbourg)

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(' l (, Tge numbe r 0; French tr:>ops in the $ rc t o r of Strnsb:>u r g , lre Te t(!t:en pri sone r s cbout the m'~~ l e of J une . They t~'HJrh.t h.e migh t be ('("..one t nem . Irou l d it be ('sIt ing '/01.1. too mu c h to hnue f'scertrined t h rough t he Anc ric(1) Err.br.";sy in BeT] in, if he i s (,1"'l.'1'Ir the p ri sone r s ? An (!:firrr.rtive nns/ne r ,,'ouI d a 7(,,, t1 '/ relieve OU T I""i.n ris (l'na. ('s.orci('! 11 )J the (lrl .":"iety of my drughteT, ;t'no i.e; expF'ctinr: s;'oTt1:J ("1) flddthon to h cr fmdl:J .

~ith ki~des t rc('rTcs f ron my I~i.:e I"nd. "!lsel!. ~cl Lev£' f'lf' to be, "'v e err l'i"''': LeJ.'rr.c .

YOU TS /r it h!u11V.

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."t ... s " 1'1 Trl"'rct Le1!cnd. Th e ""He Fouse , l1('s/:t.ncton. D. C,

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July 17, 19«)

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Dear Mr. Cartler:

I am Yery sorry tor not haylng returned theae watches betore. Please 1 et me tell you how gratetul I am to you tor hav1ng eent me suah a wlde seleotlon. They were all loyely.

fhe watoh whloh I seleoted I 11ke sO muoh that I oannot bear to send lt baok to you r1ght a way aa your seoretary aug­geated. I am aendlng the 11ttle tag and a cheok and .y thsD~. for your Dourt.ey •

.u your seoretary hae told you, the State Department haa started the wheel. turn1ng to get the lnformatlon about your .on-1n-la.. !hey want me to tell you, how­eTer, that lt 1. a vary elov procea.. I 40 hope that when the ne •• oo_ea, It will be Te17 good.

Alw.y. alno.rel, 70ur.,

M. A. LeIWlD

Ple)') e Cartier, Esq., P1fth Ayenue • 52nd Street, lew York, lew York.

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Miss J.!arguerUe LeRaDd. The White House, Washington, D. C.

Dear Mtss LeHand:

Your kind letter of June 17th was received thts morning.

Do accept my sincere thanks for VOUT kind patronage. which we value highly. I am delighted to hear that the ~tch pleases you.

Mau r ktnd1u remind you that it had been agreed that the price would he left to me, and therefore do please find herc\Dtth. enclosed our cheque for $25. , repres enting the special price I desire to ma.ke for IIOU .

my wtfe YOu Can not t.magt.ne hOlD gra.teful

and I GTe JOT Vour kind interest

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f.n the trel!are of OUT son-in-law. There a re so many French soldiers who a. re prisoners, not only in GeTmMU, but also in Switzerland and in France, that we do hope he will soon be found among them. It IDOU let. so reI teve mil daughter's anxiety, and ours also.

With renewed thanks and kind personal regards, bel ieve me to be

I' S fo you

YOUTS faithfully, r'

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A rEceiphd biJl J,s be£ng: ~umt 011 the AccounUng ;t;ep<utmm t .

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I was so pleased thit ~~rning to receive your Itir.d letter .

I ~ould have been delighted to :,end to you on (looToval the ring V'hich ~ou menti.on and various other objects, but /.IT. SaLualt, Of Columbia Brondcasting Cry~ocrny , had already been he r e and ... ttcnded to the ml'!tter with our repre­sentrtive . This was evidlm t ly n compett­t iOn in s _oeed, Clnet I nm af r aid t11."t I came out only second .

Do be su r e, an!} time you wo·nt en'lt/' Lng, frOM $1 . 00 up , to shop at CnTtier's, bl'cnuse it 1I1i.11 n1tnalls be c privilege for us to number you o~ong ::lUr distinguished. oatrons .

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IVith. kind rers~m(ll rep .... rds, "el f,/"ve ~e to /;e, deer !'f,-<:f Le Heme!,

Mi.~s Hflrrueri.-te A. te H(lnd, Th.e WI i.- t e Ho'.Js e, ""'shf,ngton, D. C.

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