Letter·34 CDF art. 169·12 January 1954

Letter from M. Lapierre to Schaeffer sending New Year greetings for 1954J Lapierre

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Handwritten in French. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 1 of letter 34 CDF art. 169 (Letter from M. Lapierre to Schaeffer sending New Year greetings for 1954), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 169, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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Larnaca, 12 January 1954

Dear Sir,

Madame Lapierre and I were very touched by your good wishes which have just reached us ... We are, in our Cypriot solitude very sensitive to the marks of sympathy that we receive from our compatriots, and nothing could give us as much pleasure as that of which you have just given us a new proof. Please find in these few lines the expression of the most sincere wishes that we form for your happiness and that of Madame Schaeffer. May this new year bring you everything that you expect from it: health, family happiness … continues

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