Correspondences from the Chateau de Foulletorte
Letter Pointing to the Treasure
Chateau de Foulletorte
Evron (Mayenne) France
04 January 1922
Madame,
I am certain that you will want to have the last effects of Mr. de Malherbe, and I will send them to you and hope that they bring fond memories of him.
I keep you in my thoughts,
Countesse de Malherbe
Evron (Mayenne) France
04 January 1922
Madame,
I am certain that you will want to have the last effects of Mr. de Malherbe, and I will send them to you and hope that they bring fond memories of him.
I keep you in my thoughts,
Countesse de Malherbe
Letter of Hardship From WWI
Foulletorte
September 18, 1914
Dear Mrs. Post,
We are very unhappy, our youngest son Franscis, who was in the staff of the General is (has) died. September first he was running the motor (car) bringing any orders in the battlefield where a shell fell upon the car. Probably he has been killed instantly. Crushed -- perhaps teared (torn) to pieces. We have no circumstances and he was died(dead) for fifteen days when we known (found out about) the disaster. We have had the terrible news by our other son, the aviator, who was feeling allright September 10th, so we can keep neither doubt nor hope. Pray for him, and pity us. It is awful.
Yours sorrowfully,
Countesse de Malherbe
September 18, 1914
Dear Mrs. Post,
We are very unhappy, our youngest son Franscis, who was in the staff of the General is (has) died. September first he was running the motor (car) bringing any orders in the battlefield where a shell fell upon the car. Probably he has been killed instantly. Crushed -- perhaps teared (torn) to pieces. We have no circumstances and he was died(dead) for fifteen days when we known (found out about) the disaster. We have had the terrible news by our other son, the aviator, who was feeling allright September 10th, so we can keep neither doubt nor hope. Pray for him, and pity us. It is awful.
Yours sorrowfully,
Countesse de Malherbe
There are several other letters that reflect on the de Malherbe's visits to the Post's vacation home in Miami, FL on two occasions following the war. As each silver franc from 1905 weighs around 0.16 of an ounce, each of the four chests must weigh approximately 39 pounds. These could have easily been transported via ship on either or both of these visits. William could have then easily transported them by carriage to his home, and secured them himself with no assistance.
The other possiblity is noted above in the letter following the Count's death. These chests could have been shipped over with the aromor and other effects via ship from Europe to an Eastern port. As noted in "The Castle Ciphers", the armor's existence has been visually validated. So, it would be safe to presume that the other effects mentioned in the letter and again in the ciphers made it back to the mansion also.