Postcard from Pierre Apfel of Café de... (1892)

NRA-L-000169 / 1892

Postcard from Pierre Apfel of Café de Paris to Pernod Fils ordering a thirty-three-litre barrel of absinthe, March 15, 1892

Pierre Apfel of the Café de Paris in Saarunion asks Pernod Fils to send one barrel containing thirty-three litres of absinthe.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000169

NRA-L-000169 image 1 showing a German postcard addressed to Pernod fils, absinthe manufacturers in Pontarlier, with two postage stamps and several postmarks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000169 image 2 showing a French message dated 15 March 1892 requesting a 33-litre cask of absinthe, with a signature and later annotations. — **Image 2**Postcard message and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000169
Date: 1892-03-15
Original date: Saarunion le 15 Mars 92
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr / German / de
Sender: Pierre Apfel, Café de Paris
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Sarre-Union, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Signature: Pierre Apfel
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000169.

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Transcript and English translation

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Address panel

Original transcript

Monsieur E. Pernod Fils
Fabrique d'Absinthe
Pontarlier, Doubs, France

Address panel

English translation

Mr E. Pernod Fils
Absinthe factory
Pontarlier, Doubs, France

Message text

Original transcript

Saarunion le 15 Mars 92
(Lorraine)

Monsieur,

Je vous prie de m'envoyer
1 fût 33 l Absinthe.

Mes Salutations Cordial
Pierre Apfel, Café de Paris

Message text

English translation

Saarunion, 15 March 1892
(Lorraine)

Sir,

Please send me one barrel containing thirty-three litres of absinthe.

My cordial greetings,
Pierre Apfel, Café de Paris

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Pierre Apfel
Café de Paris
Pernod Fils
Sarre-Union
Pontarlier

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