Letter from Audibert, Delas & Michel... (1876)

NRA-L-000151 / 1876

Letter from Audibert, Delas & Michel to Pernod Fils ordering three barrels of absinthe and 1,500 labels, August 7, 1876

The wholesale wine and spirits firm Audibert, Delas & Michel asks Pernod Fils to supply, against their existing contract, three barrels of approximately 170 litres of absinthe together with 1,500 labels for bottling the spirit in half-bottles, and requests immediate dispatch.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000151

NRA-L-000151 image 1 showing the address panel to Pernod fils, absinthe manufacturer at Pontarlier, with a postage stamp, circular postmarks, green Audibert, Delas & Michel labels, manuscript docketing and fold lines. — **Image 1**Address panel, postal evidence and commercial labels.

NRA-L-000151 image 2 showing a French commercial letter from Audibert, Delas & Michel at Tournon-sur-Rhone, dated 7 August 1876, addressed to Pernod fils, with company letterhead, signature and prominent folds. — **Image 2**Commercial letter text and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000151
Date: 1876-08-07
Original date: Tournon, 7 août 1876
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Audibert, Delas & Michel
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Tournon-sur-Rhône, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel, postal evidence and commercial labels; Commercial letter text and signature; 2 digital images.
Signature: Audibert, Delas & Michel
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000151.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel, postal evidence and commercial labels

Original transcript

Monsieur
Pernod fils fabr.
d'absinthe à Pontarlier
(Doubs)

Notes

Postal marks:
TOURNON S-RHONE 4E 7 AOUT 76 (6)
PONTARLIER 1E 9 AOUT 76 (24)
25c blue Ceres stamp, cancelled with lozenge of dots

Later annotations:
Tournon le 7 Août 1876
Audibert Delas & Michel

R le 9 dit
/10

VINS & SPIRITUEUX EN GROS
AUDIBERT, DELAS & MICHEL
TOURNON S/ RHÔNE

Address panel, postal evidence and commercial labels

English translation

Mr Pernod fils
Absinthe manufacturer
Pontarlier
(Doubs)

Notes

Postal marks:
TOURNON S-RHONE 4E 7 AOUT 76 (6)
PONTARLIER 1E 9 AOUT 76 (24)
25c blue Ceres stamp, cancelled with lozenge of dots

Later annotations:
Tournon the 7th of August 1876
Audibert Delas & Michel

Received the 9th of the same
/10

[Commercial label:] WHOLESALE WINES & SPIRITS
AUDIBERT, DELAS & MICHEL
TOURNON ON THE RHÔNE

Commercial letter text and signature

Original transcript

VINS & SPIRITUEUX EN GROS
AUDIBERT, DELAS & MICHEL
TOURNON-S-RHÔNE

Tournon, 7 août 1876

Monsieur Pernod fils
Pontarlier

Veuillez n/. envoyer acompte sur n/. marché
3 Barriques de 170 lit. environ chaque
absinthe Vte qté avec 1500 étiquettes voulant la
mettre en 1/2 blles, envoi immédiat S.V.P.
vous obligerez vos tout dévoués !
Audibert Delas & Michel

Commercial letter text and signature

English translation

WHOLESALE WINES & SPIRITS
AUDIBERT, DELAS & MICHEL
TOURNON-SUR-RHÔNE

Tournon, 7 August 1876

Mr Pernod fils
Pontarlier

Please send us, as part fulfilment of our contract, three barrels of approximately 170 litres each of absinthe [the abbreviated grade designation reads “Vte qté”], together with 1,500 labels, as we intend to put it into half-bottles. Immediate dispatch, please.

You will oblige your wholly devoted servants,
Audibert, Delas & Michel

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Bottling
Labels
Audibert, Delas & Michel
Pernod Fils
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Pontarlier

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