Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod... (1859)

NRA-L-000111 / 1859

Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils concerning a draft and a cash remittance, March 3, 1859

L. F. Lambelet acknowledges a 300-franc draft payable in Paris at ten days' sight, records a net value of 298.50 francs, and sends 1,200 francs in cash to Pernod's house in Pontarlier.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000111

NRA-L-000111 image 1 showing the folded address panel to Pernod fils in Couvet with a circular postal mark, red rate notation, dated manuscript docketing and a wax-seal remnant. — **Image 1**Address panel, postal evidence and docketing.

NRA-L-000111 image 2 showing a short French commercial letter dated at Verrieres with figures, a signature, a circular postal mark and two seal remnants. — **Image 2**Letter text and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000111
Date: 1859-03-03
Original date: Verrières le 3 mars 1859
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: L. F. Lambelet
Recipient: Pernod fils
Places: Verrières, Switzerland / Couvet, Switzerland
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel, postal evidence and docketing; Letter text and signature; 2 digital images.
Signature: L. F. Lambelet
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000111.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel, postal evidence and docketing

Original transcript

Monsieur
Pernod fils
Couvet
[flourish]

Notes

Postal marks:
[circular stamp] VERRIERES / 3 / MARS

Later annotations:
Verrieres 3. Mars 1859.
L. F. Lambelet
R/ le 4
[illegible]
704

[illegible calculations]

Address panel, postal evidence and docketing

English translation

Monsieur
Pernod fils
Couvet
[flourish]

Notes

Postal marks:
[circular stamp] VERRIERES / 3 / MARS

Later annotations:
Verrieres March 3, 1859.
L. F. Lambelet
Received the 4th
[illegible]
704

[illegible calculations]

Letter text and signature

Original transcript

Verrières le 3 mars 1859

Messieurs Pernod fils à Couvet

votre honorée lettre de ce jour me couvre
f 300. à 10 j/ de vue, Paris dont je vous reconnais en
f 298.50 v/ 15 ct.
J'envoye à votre maison de Pontarlier
f 1200. espèces, à votre débit.
Agréez, Messieurs, mes sincères salutations
pp: L F Lambelet
E. Leu

Letter text and signature

English translation

Verrières, 3 March 1859

Messrs Pernod fils in Couvet

Your honoured letter of today covers me for a 300-franc draft on Paris at ten days' sight, which I acknowledge at a net value of 298.50 francs for the 15th of the current month.
I am sending 1,200 francs in cash to your house in Pontarlier, to be debited to your account.
Please accept, Gentlemen, my sincere greetings.
pp L. F. Lambelet
E. Leu

Discovery Terms

Commercial correspondence
Bills of exchange
Cash remittances
Pernod
L. F. Lambelet
Verrières
Couvet
Pontarlier
Paris

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