Letter and invoice from Laurent... (1861)

NRA-L-000087 / 1861

Letter and invoice from Laurent Tremolières to Fritz Pernod concerning clothing, May 15, 1861

Laurent Tremolières tells Fritz Pernod when his clothing will be dispatched and encloses invoice No. 128 for a complete suit and a pair of gaiters; the envelope is addressed to Couvet while the letter addresses Pernod at Travers.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000087

NRA-L-000087 image 1 showing the folded address panel to Fritz Pernod in Couvet with Geneva postal marks, a blue merchant stamp, red rate notation and docketing. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000087 image 2 showing a French manuscript letter dated at Geneva with a salutation to Fritz Pernod, commercial text, signature and a folded lower-right paper loss. — **Image 2**Letter text and signature.

NRA-L-000087 image 3 showing a printed Laurent Tremollieres invoice headed at Geneva with a handwritten clothing entry, amount, fold lines and a large right-edge paper loss. — **Image 3**Enclosure - Invoice with clothing entry.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000087
Date: 1861-05-15
Original date: Genève, 15 Mai 1861
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Laurent Tremolières
Recipient: Fritz Pernod
Places: Geneva, Switzerland / Travers, Switzerland
Extent: 3 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Letter text and signature; Invoice enclosure with clothing entry; 3 digital images.
Signature: Laurent Tremolières
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000087.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel and postal evidence

Original transcript

Monsieur
Fritz Pernod
a Couvet

Notes

Postal marks:
GENEVE 15 MAI 61 75
LT TREMOLIERES GENEVE

Later annotations:
255
2
510

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

Mr.
Fritz Pernod
at Couvet

Notes

Postal marks:
GENEVE 15 MAI 61 75
LT TREMOLIERES GENEVE

Later annotations:
255
2
510

Letter text and signature

Original transcript

Genève le 15 Mai 1861

Monsieur F. Pernod a Travers

Par la poste de demain
ou de vendredi au plus tard, je vous
enverrai l'habillement que vous avez bien
voulu me demander par votre dernière
lettre. J'ai fait tout mon possible
pour vous satisfaire entièrement, je désire
Monsieur qu'il en soit ainsi ce que
je serai charmé d'apprendre.
Constamment devoué a vos
ordres, je vous présente Monsieur mes
salutations empressées.

Lt Tremolières

Letter text and signature

English translation

Geneva the 15 May 1861

Mr. F. Pernod at Travers

By tomorrow's mail
or Friday's at the latest, I will
send you the clothing that you were so kind
as to request from me in your last
letter. I have done everything possible
to satisfy you entirely, I desire
Sir that it be so, which
I will be delighted to learn.
Constantly devoted to your
orders, I present to you Sir my
earnest greetings.

Lt Tremolières

Invoice enclosure with clothing entry

Original transcript

No. 128. Genève, le 15 Mai 1861
Monsieur Fritz Pernod Doit

Draperie,
Nouveautés, anglaises
& françaises,
Cravates & bretelles.

à LAURENT TREMOLIÈRES.

Place
de la petite Fusterie,
ancien Hôtel
de l'Ecu de Genève.

1861 Avril 18 1 habillement complet, étoffe
nouveauté, la jaquette doublée
en lustro fr 125
1 paire de guêtres

Notes

Later annotations:
27 May 118 - 75

[checkmarks]

Invoice enclosure with clothing entry

English translation

No. 128. Geneva, the 15 May 1861
Mr. Fritz Pernod Owes

Drapery,
English & French
novelties,
Ties & suspenders.

to LAURENT TREMOLIÈRES.

Place
de la petite Fusterie,
former Hôtel
de l'Ecu de Genève.

1861 April 18 1 complete suit, novelty
fabric, the jacket lined
in lustring fr 125
1 pair of gaiters

Notes

Later annotations:
27 May 118 - 75

[checkmarks]

Discovery Terms

Clothing
Tailoring
Invoice
Commercial correspondence
Fritz Pernod
Geneva
Travers
Couvet

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