Postcard from Hildebrand of Café... (1891)

NRA-L-000170 / 1891

Postcard from Hildebrand of Café Claude to Pernod Fils ordering thirty to thirty-five litres of absinthe, November 19, 1891

Hildebrand of Café Claude asks Pernod Fils to send a barrel containing thirty to thirty-five litres of absinthe, of good quality and at the lowest price, like previous supplies.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000170

NRA-L-000170 image 1 showing a red German postcard addressed to the Pernod fils absinthe factory in Couvet, Switzerland, with a postage stamp and postmarks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000170 image 2 showing a German business message dated 19 November 1891, signed Hildebrand and accompanied by numeric annotations. — **Image 2**Postcard message and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000170
Date: 1891-11-19
Original date: Zabern, 19. November 1891
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-000170.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel and postal evidence

Original transcript

Herren Pernod Fils
Absynth Fabrik
Couvet
Schweiz

Notes

Postal marks:
ZABERN / 26.11.91. 3-4 N
COUVET / 27.XI.91. X
German 10 Pfennig postage stamp

Later annotations:
491 a

35

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

Messrs Pernod Fils
Absinthe factory
Couvet
Switzerland

Notes

Postal marks:
ZABERN / 26.11.91. 3-4 N
COUVET / 27.XI.91. X
German 10 Pfennig postage stamp

Later annotations:
[Dealer mark] 491 a

[Dealer mark] 35

Message text

Original transcript

Senden Sie mir gefälligst bald 30
bis 35 Liter Absynth in einem Faß,
wie bereits früher von Ihnen bezogen,
in guter Qualität zum billigsten Preis.

Zabern (Saverne), Alsace,
19. Novemb. 1891.
Achtungsvoll
Hildebrand
Bes. Café Claude

Notes

Later annotations:
6184

3

Message text

English translation

Please send me soon thirty to thirty-five litres of absinthe in a barrel, of good quality and at the lowest price, as previously supplied by you.

Zabern (Saverne), Alsace, 19 November 1891
Respectfully,
Hildebrand
Proprietor, Café Claude

Notes

Later annotations:
[Filing number] 6184

[Filing number] 3

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Hildebrand
Café Claude
Pernod Fils
Saverne
Couvet

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