Postcard from Hildebrand of Café... (1895)

NRA-L-000168 / 1895

Postcard from Hildebrand of Café Claude to Pernod Fils ordering a barrel of absinthe, April 12, 1895

Hildebrand of Café Claude asks Pernod Fils to send by rail a barrel holding twenty-five to thirty litres of absinthe, of the best quality and at the lowest price, and requests prompt execution.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000168

NRA-L-000168 image 1 showing a red German postcard addressed to Pernod fils in Couvet, Switzerland, with a postage stamp and postmarks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000168 image 2 showing a German business message dated 12 April 1895, signed Hildebrand and accompanied by a later numeric annotation. — **Image 2**Postcard message and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000168
Date: 1895-04-12
Original date: Zabern, 12. April 95
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-000168.

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Transcript and English translation

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Address panel

Original transcript

Herrn Pernod fils
Destillation von Absynth
Couvet
Schweiz

Address panel

English translation

Messrs Pernod fils
Absinthe distillery
Couvet
Switzerland

Message text

Original transcript

Senden Sie mir gefl. per Eisen-
bahn ein Faß von 25–30 Liter
Inhalt Absynth, wie öfter von
Ihnen bezogen, von bester Qua-
lität bei billigstem Preise.
Ich ersuche um baldige Effectuirung.
Zabern,
12. April 95.
Achtungsvoll
Hildebrand
Café Claude

Message text

English translation

Please send me by rail a barrel holding twenty-five to thirty litres of absinthe, like those frequently purchased from you, of the best quality and at the lowest price. I request prompt execution.

Zabern, 12 April 1895
Respectfully,
Hildebrand
Café Claude

Discovery Terms

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

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