NRA-L-000075 / 1832
Letter from Barbiey to François Derinay, May 11, 1832
Barbiey writes to his brother about debts, mortgages and repayment, the possible rental of part of his brewery for an arms factory, and the severe effects of cholera on family, business and local lives.
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NRA-L-000075
Transcript and English translation
working scholarly aid
Address panel, postal evidence and calculations
Original transcript
A Monsieur
francois Derinay
Rue Richelieu No 48
A Paris
1000 f plusse 30 18
560 f 18
200 f plusse 6 f un lever 18
32 f plusse 1 f quitte 18
plusse 1 f de l'oussion de bien 18
32 f 18
800 f 108
1000 plusse 30
200 plusse 6 f
plusse 15 f
560
1760 f
29 f
1789
70
45
30
15
160
1789
1000
11
Totale 1789
Notes
Postal marks: SAINT-DENIS-S-SEINE / 11 / MAI / 1832 12 / MAI / 1832 Later annotations: 1000 f plusse 30 18 560 f 18 200 f plusse 6 f un lever 18 32 f plusse 1 f quitte 18 plusse 1 f de l'oussion de bien 18 32 f 18 800 f 108 1000 plusse 30 200 plusse 6 f plusse 15 f 560 1760 f 29 f 1789 70 45 30 15 160 1789 1000 11 Totale 1789
Address panel, postal evidence and calculations
English translation
To Mister
francois Derinay
Rue Richelieu No 48
In Paris
1000 f plus 30 18
560 f 18
200 f plus 6 f a lever 18
32 f plus 1 f quit 18
plus 1 f of the ... of good 18
32 f 18
800 f 108
1000 plus 30
200 plus 6 f
plus 15 f
560
1760 f
29 f
1789
70
45
30
15
160
1789
1000
11
Total 1789
Notes
Postal marks: SAINT-DENIS-S-SEINE / 11 / MAI / 1832 12 / MAI / 1832
Letter text - Page 1
Original transcript
onzieme piece
cotte cinquieme
Mon frere
Je fait reponce a ta lettre au quelle
tu me parle de nos affaire a tu vers
nous pouron bien nous arrenge Je desirerée
bien n'avoir affaire qua toit ci cela
t'en tarenge tu me formerai une somme
de 2000 francs avec ce que je te doit
au quelle jirai avec toute mes pieces
a Paris et nous traiterion ensemble.
Je né aucune ipoteque que celle
du pere hervin pour au quelle je doit
le nourire et sur le batiment de la brasserie
c'ette de Elisabeth comme toit
nulle et non avenue
cotte onzieme
et si tu veut nous pouron termine cela
et je n'aurai affaire qua toi tu me
donneras 8 année pour payer en 2 payement
Je pence bien que durent cette epocque
Je serai de barassé de toute mes rentier
Mon pere est bien malade et madame larnois
n'enpeupluss, tant qua notre famille nous nous
portons tres bien virginie a eut le veritable
Coléras, une des premieres et elle vas bien elle
na pas encore sortie j'ai etée a la Rapée
et a l'entrepot des jour ici pour vendre des cerceau
et je ne pas ete ches toi vue que je revenoit
Notes
Later annotations: onzieme piece cotte cinquieme nulle et non avenue cotte onzieme Editorial notes: The text 'et si tu veut... en 2 payement' is crossed out with a large X, and 'nulle et non avenue / cotte onzieme' is written vertically over it.
Letter text - Page 1
English translation
eleventh piece
fifth rating
My brother
I am replying to your letter in which
you speak to me of our affairs across
we will be able to arrange ourselves well I would desire
well to only have business with you if that
arranges you you will form for me a sum
of 2000 francs with what I owe you
to which I will go with all my pieces
to Paris and we will treat together.
I have no mortgage other than that
of father hervin for which I must
feed him and on the building of the brewery
this of Elisabeth like you
null and void
eleventh rating
and if you want we will be able to finish that
and I will only have business with you you will
give me 8 year to pay in 2 payment
I think well that during this epoch
I will be rid of all my rentiers
My father is very sick and madame larnois
can take no more, as for our family we
are doing very well virginie had the veritable
Cholera, one of the first and she is doing well she
has not yet gone out I have been to la Rapée
and to the warehouse some days here to sell hoops
and I have not been to your place seeing that I was returning
Notes
Editorial notes: The text 'et si tu veut... en 2 payement' is crossed out with a large X, and 'nulle et non avenue / cotte onzieme' is written vertically over it.
Letter text - Page 2 and signature
Original transcript
et la maladie nous affait bien du tor pour
la bierre, il est venue un homme qui veus
louer une partie de ma brasserie pour y faire
une fabrique d'armes il est tres posible que
nous nous arrenjion je pence en louer aumoin
pour 400 francs et ne rien de faire de ma
brasserie j'ai fait Couvrire tout le coté du jardin
en ardoise, - vous saver que baptiste veut du
vin dans sa maison il loge des ouvrier
du prince Comme tout les obbergiste moi j'en loge
3 j'en aurai pluss ci javais de la place.
et ci ce que je t'ecrit peu ta renge fait moi
Reponce de suite tu pouras me donne quelle
que billet ci ce la ta renge.
Des Compliment de notre part a tout
la famille et nous nous porton toucus bien
Je te salue ton frere Barbiey
A l'inttent que je t'ecrit l'homme
de la Rose noel vien de mourire
du Coléras en 6 heure de temps
il se nomme anjuste marchie a terre
Letter text - Page 2 and signature
English translation
and the sickness has done us much harm for
the beer, there came a man who wants
to rent a part of my brewery to make there
a weapons factory it is very possible that
we will arrange ourselves I think to rent at least
for 400 francs and to undo nothing of my
brewery I had the whole garden side covered
in slate, - you know that baptiste wants some
wine in his house he houses workers
of the prince Like all the innkeepers me I house
3 I would have more if I had the room.
and if what I write you can arrange you make me
Reply immediately you will be able to give me some
bills if that arranges you.
Compliments on our part to all
the family and we are all doing well
I salute you your brother Barbiey
At the instant that I write you the man
of the Rose noel has just died
of the Cholera in 6 hours of time
he is named Auguste marchie a terre
Discovery Terms
- Family correspondence
- Cholera
- Brewery
- Debt
- Property
- Saint-Denis
- Paris