Postcard from Maison Thiry to Pernod... (1893)

NRA-L-000184 / 1893

Postcard from Maison Thiry to Pernod Fils ordering two cases of twenty-five litres of absinthe, July 20, 1893

Maison Thiry, a Nancy wine and spirits merchant and steam distillery, asks Pernod Fils to send immediately to Nancy-Saint-Georges station two cases of twenty-five litres of absinthe and requests the invoice by return post.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000184

NRA-L-000184 image 1 showing the postcard address panel to Pernod fils in Pontarlier, with postage stamp, postmarks and the sender's business mark. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000184 image 2 showing the handwritten postcard message sent from Nancy, with absinthe-trade correspondence and the sender's signature. — **Image 2**Postcard message and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000184
Date: 1893-07-20
Original date: Nancy le 20 Juillet 1893
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Maison Thiry
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Nancy, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000184.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel and postal evidence

Original transcript

Monsieur Pernod fils
à Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
[Rectangular purple stamp:] VINS & SPIRITUEUX / DISTILLERIE À VAPEUR / 20 JUIL 93 / Maison THIRY / NANCY
[Circular postmark:] PONTARLIER / 21 / JUIL / 93 / DOUBS
[Circular postmark:] NANCY R.P. / 6E 20 / JUIL / 93 / MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE
[Circular postmark over postage stamp:] NANCY R.P. / 6E 20 / JUIL / 93 / MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE
[Postage stamp:] POSTE / 10c / REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

Mr Pernod fils
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
[Rectangular purple stamp:] VINS & SPIRITUEUX / DISTILLERIE À VAPEUR / 20 JUIL 93 / Maison THIRY / NANCY
[Circular postmark:] PONTARLIER / 21 / JUIL / 93 / DOUBS
[Circular postmark:] NANCY R.P. / 6E 20 / JUIL / 93 / MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE
[Circular postmark over postage stamp:] NANCY R.P. / 6E 20 / JUIL / 93 / MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE
[Postage stamp:] POSTE / 10c / REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE

Message text

Original transcript

Nancy le 20 Juillet 1893

Monsieur Pernod fils
Pontarlier

Veuillez, je vous prie, m'adresser de suite en Gare Nancy St Georges 2 Caisses de 25 Litres Absinthe. Espérant recevoir facture par retour du courrier, recevez, Monsieur, mes sincères salutations.

[signature]

Notes

Postal marks:
[Rectangular purple stamp:] VINS & SPIRITUEUX / DISTILLERIE A VAPEUR / 20 JUIL 93 / Maison THIRY / NANCY

Later annotations:
[Printed text vertically on left margin:] ENTREPOSITAIRE GÉNÉRAL / Pour la France et l'Étranger / de la Liqueur du Couvent de / D. DE SION (en Lorraine)

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Message text

English translation

Nancy, 20 July 1893

Mr Pernod fils
Pontarlier

Please send me immediately to Nancy-Saint-Georges station two cases of twenty-five litres of absinthe. Hoping to receive the invoice by return post, please accept, Sir, my sincere greetings.

[signature]

Notes

Postal marks:
[Rectangular purple stamp:] VINS & SPIRITUEUX / DISTILLERIE A VAPEUR / 20 JUIL 93 / Maison THIRY / NANCY

Later annotations:
[Printed text vertically on left margin:] GENERAL WAREHOUSEMAN / For France and Abroad / of the Liqueur of the Convent of / D. DE SION (in Lorraine)

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Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Invoices
Rail transport
Maison Thiry
Pernod Fils
Nancy
Pontarlier

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