MESRINE Jacques (1936-1979) nicknamed public enemy number on - Lot 86

MESRINE Jacques (1936-1979) nicknamed public enemy number one. 5 L.A.S. to Jeanne Schneider, Fresnes prison, February 22-26, 77 and (s.d.). 9 pp. and two half-pages folio. On the 22nd, he expresses surprise at finding himself well off in Fresnes: "In the end, I'm not so bad here. It's pretty quiet. The food is good for a prison. A lot of old people don't have that outside []; letter no. 8, he discusses various subjects, including Jeanne's health; on the 24th, he worries about Jeanne's health and asks her to send books to Daoust and a few other people; on the 25th, he protests: "It is quite possible that my book will be 'forbidden' to be read in Fresnes, despite the detainee's right to free reading [] You will contact our journalist friends at Le Monde, Libération and Le Nouvel Observateur to denounce this abuse []"; in a double letter dated the 26th and "Sunday 27th", he announces that he is looking forward to being judged and does not wish to appeal to the Court of Cassation. On Sunday 27, he announces "you can warn your journalist friends that they may be hearing from me about the QHS at Fresnes [...]".