WAR OF 1870. 10 L.A.S. by Isidore MAIRE, professor, Paderborn November 12, 1870-March 2, 1871, to his wife Berthe in Le Havre; 58pages in-8 filled with small handwriting. Maire relates his travels around Paderborn in Westphalia: Borchen, Neuhaus, Marienlohe, the organization of his days, visits to towns and monuments, the difficulties of the conflict... With 4 drawings in the text, and 2 plans on fine paper. November 12, 1870: "our letters from France must be sent to us open"... - November 16: "my God, what events and suffering in our family since my last visit [...] I don't see the slightest way of doing anything other than staying in Le Havre, as long as we are in the conditions we are in [...] in Paderborn, there are still 8,000 Catholics while there are only 3,000 Protestants and 1,000 Jews"... - November 20: "my letters take 4 to 6 days to reach you"... - January 2, 1871: "blessed be this English way which brings me your news in 3 or 4 days". He asks for news of family and friends, and "of our poor dear country"... - February 5: "It is probable that our correspondence is coming to an end, for if peace is made I intend to go and embrace you soon; and if the war continues I shall not be angry to see you come at once because I persist in believing that you would not be long in repose there in Le Havre"... - March 2: "It is said that in a few days' time the French assembly will give a definitive answer, and however hard the conditions imposed may be, we will have to accept them. So let's hope that soon I'll be able to embrace you all [...] Rumor has it that we'll be joining the country by sea, embarking in Hamburg [...] Peace celebrations are being prepared here, and I hope I won't be able to attend them"...