Postcard from Louis Grangier to... (1885)

NRA-L-000186 / 1885

Postcard from Louis Grangier to Pernod Fils urgently ordering two cases of superior absinthe, May 25, 1885

Louis Grangier asks Pernod Fils for urgent dispatch of two cases of superior absinthe, each containing twenty-five bottles.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000186

NRA-L-000186 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by Louis Grangier to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000186 image 2 showing the handwritten message from Louis Grangier to Pernod Fils, with contemporary annotations and the sender's signature or business mark. — **Image 2**Postcard message and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000186
Date: 1885-05-25
Original date: St Étienne le 25 Mai 1885
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Louis Grangier
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Saint-Étienne, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000186.

Rights & reuse

Reuse is welcome. Publicly available images may be reused for non-commercial purposes with attribution, and automated machine use is permitted with provenance. Commercial republication requires prior written permission.

Full rights & reuse terms

Publicly available images, transcriptions, translations, metadata and descriptions may be copied, shared, reproduced and republished, in whole or in part, for non-commercial purposes, provided that Neruda Archives is clearly credited and the relevant item identifier and stable URL are preserved. This permission includes non-commercial scholarly, educational, editorial, exhibition, website and social-media use. Automated machine use, including crawling, indexing, text and data mining, retrieval, embeddings and AI training by commercial and non-commercial systems, is permitted, provided provenance is retained where technically feasible and the item identifier and stable URL are preserved in source records or associated documentation. Commercial publication, commercial reproduction, resale, advertising use, paid access to a database or dataset and bulk redistribution of images require prior written permission. For the avoidance of doubt, permission is not required merely because an AI system or its operator is commercial. The images displayed and downloadable on this page are public access copies, and the permissions above apply to those files. Access to non-public source scans (preservation masters) or files specially prepared for print, where available, requires prior written agreement. Attribution may not be removed or replaced by false or misleading attribution.

Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel and postal evidence

Original transcript

CARTE POSTALE
Ce côté est exclusivement réservé à l'adresse.

Monsieur Pernod fils
Négt
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
SAINT-ÉTIENNE / 25 MAI 85 / LOIRE
PONTARLIER / 26 MAI 85 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

Mr Pernod fils
Merchant
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
SAINT-ÉTIENNE / 25 MAI 85 / LOIRE
PONTARLIER / 26 MAI 85 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Message text

Original transcript

St Étienne le 25 Mai 1885

Monsieur,

Veuillez m'envoyer de suite deux caisses absinthe sup.re de 25 Blles chacune. Très pressé, s. v. p.

Recevez, Monsieur, mes saluts empressés.

L. Grangier
25 Rue de la Bourse

Notes

Later annotations:
Liqueurs, Vins Fins, Spiritueux
ANCIENNE MAISON PARIAT
LOUIS GRANGIER
SUCCESSEUR
SAINT-ETIENNE (Loire)

Message text

English translation

Saint-Étienne, 25 May 1885

Sir,

Please send me immediately two cases of superior absinthe, each containing 25 bottles. Very urgent, please.

Please accept, Sir, my earnest greetings.

L. Grangier
25 rue de la Bourse

Notes

Later annotations:
Liqueurs, Fine Wines, Spirits
FORMER PARIAT HOUSE
LOUIS GRANGIER
SUCCESSOR
SAINT-ETIENNE (Loire)

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Urgent orders
Cases
Bottles
Louis Grangier
Pernod Fils
Saint-Étienne
Pontarlier

Transcriptions and English translations are provided as working scholarly aids, not as replacements for the images of the original documents. Some readings may remain uncertain, especially where handwriting, spelling, damage, abbreviations, names or places are difficult.

Some transcriptions and translations may be prepared with the assistance of AI tools and reviewed by Neruda Archives before publication. Better readings, corrections and alternative translations are welcome when they are supported by the manuscript image, context or reliable sources.

When suggesting a correction, please include the item ID, the relevant line or image area, the proposed reading or translation, and the evidence for it.

Suggest a better reading or correction