Jeanne Le Roux de la Chapelle, baroness TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE (1754-1822) wife of the former. L.A.S., [in Vauclin, Martinique] March 12, 1804, to her son Henri (1785-1816, future general of the Empire); 4 pages in-4. She reproaches him for his silence, and shows him all her maternal love. "But no, my dear Lamour, that is not enough for a mother's heart such as yours," for since her sons have gone to fight in France, she lives only in fear and anxiety, which only dissipate when she receives letters. "Then I breathe a little, I have a few days of rest, of illusion, I say to myself deliciously they breathe; they are happy, they think of me; they love me. And dear child, this hope is enough for me. Give it to me, my dear Henry. She thought of coming to France to see them and embrace them, but the idea of living in Paris frightened her. "Consequently, I ask for a thatched cottage eight or ten leagues from Paris on the Normandy side of the Seine, whose lodging would be convenient enough to spend even the winters there and to receive you all my dear nephews, nieces and children [...]. I ask for a chapel to be able to pray for you all at my ease and without moving from my home except for the visit of gratitude, duty and friendship that I will make on my arrival in France to the First Consul, to his family, to my dear niece, to her daughter "...