Postcard from Hildebrand of Café... (1896)

NRA-L-000164 / 1896

Postcard from Hildebrand of Café Claude to Pernod Fils ordering a barrel of absinthe, June 1, 1896

Hildebrand of Café Claude asks Pernod Fils to send by rail a barrel holding thirty-five to forty litres of absinthe, of the same quality as previous orders and at the lowest price.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000164

NRA-L-000164 image 1 showing a red German postcard addressed to the Pernod Fils absinthe factory in Couvet, Switzerland, with a stamp and postmarks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000164 image 2 showing a German handwritten request dated 1 June 1896, signed Hildebrand and accompanied by later numeric annotations. — **Image 2**Postcard message and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000164
Date: 1896-06-01
Original date: Zabern, 1. Juni 1896
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: German / de
Sender: Hildebrand, Café Claude
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Saverne, France / Couvet, Switzerland
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Signature: Hildebrand
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000164.

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Transcript and English translation

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Address panel

Original transcript

Herrn
Pernod fils Absinthfabrik
Couvet
Schweiz

Address panel

English translation

Messrs Pernod fils
Absinthe factory
Couvet
Switzerland

Message text

Original transcript

Hierdurch ersuche ich um Ueber-
sendung durch die Eisenbahn
von 1 Faß Absinthe von 35–40
Liter derselben Qualität wie
bisher bezogen zum billigsten
Preise.
Zabern,
1. Juni 1896.
Achtungsvoll
Hildebrand
Café Claude

Message text

English translation

I hereby request dispatch by rail of one barrel containing thirty-five to forty litres of absinthe, of the same quality as previously supplied and at the lowest price.

Zabern, 1 June 1896
Respectfully,
Hildebrand
Café Claude

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Rail transport
Hildebrand
Café Claude
Pernod Fils
Saverne
Couvet

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