"Notre livre sur la mission Marchand est prêt, et nous voudrions vous le porter et en causer avec vous..."

Autograph letter dated and signed by General Charles Mangin addressed to a friend and arranging a meeting in order to deliver personally the work devoted to the Marchand mission, glorification of the French colonial epic in Black Africa.
Fold marks inherent to the mailing. 18 lines on a page and a quarter, written in black ink.
General Mangin would like to meet his correspondent : "Je pense qu'il vaudrait mieux que nous nous rencontrions à la maison Flammarion. Quand pourrions-nous vous y trouver?." ("I think it would be better if we met at Flammarion house. When could we find you there?")