Hilaire Belloc to Antoine Pescatore., 08/22/1914-08/22/1914

File — Box: 3, Folder: 2

Identifier: GAMMS404.2.182

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Hilaire Belloc to Antoine Pescatore

Dates

08/22/1914-08/22/1914

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.3 Linear Feet (3 Hollinger Document Cases)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 Typed Letter (with envelope), dated 8/22/1914, from Hilaire Belloc to Antoine Pescatore, regarding his busy schedule, the the French War Office denying his request to go to France, the British response to the start of World War I, the occupation of Brussels, a short banking crisis in England, a visit with Monsieur Cambon, the party in Parliament which argued for English neutrality, and the possibility of a premature peace. Sent from Shipley, England.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BELLOC, HILAIRE - CORRESP. TO PESCATORE, ANTOINE (1914): Other Types

PESCATORE, ANTOINE - CORRESP. FROM BELLOC, HILAIRE (1914): Other Types

WAR OFFICE - FRANCE - REF. IN CORRESP. BY BELLOC, HILAIRE (1914): Other Types

WORLD WAR I - REF. IN CORRESP. BY BELLOC, HILAIRE (1914): Other Types

BRUSSELS OCCUPATION - REF. IN CORRESP. BY BELLOC, HILAIRE (1914): Other Types

CAMBON, MONSIEUR - REF. IN CORRESP. BY BELLOC, HILAIRE (1914): Other Types