Postcard from Froissant & Cie to... (1885)

NRA-L-000188 / 1885

Postcard from Froissant & Cie to Pernod Fils ordering two cases of superior absinthe, September 23, 1885

Froissant & Cie asks Pernod Fils to send as promptly as possible two cases, each containing fifty bottles of superior-quality absinthe.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000188

NRA-L-000188 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by Froissant & Cie to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000188 image 2 showing the handwritten message from Froissant & Cie 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-000188
Date: 1885-09-23
Original date: Rochefort le 23 7bre 1885
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Froissant & Cie
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Rochefort-sur-Mer, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000188.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel and postal evidence

Original transcript

[Cachet commercial partiellement masqué : Froissant & Cie, Distillateurs, Rochefort-s/-Mer]

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

Monsieur Pernod fils
Négociant
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
ROCHEFORT-SUR-MER / 23 SEPT 85 / CHARENTE-INFÉRIEURE
PONTARLIER / 24 SEPT 85 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Later annotations:
F. FROISSANT & Cie * Distillateurs * ROCHEFORT-S/-MER

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

[Partly obscured business cachet: Froissant & Cie, Distillers, Rochefort-sur-Mer]

POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

Mr Pernod fils
Merchant
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
ROCHEFORT-SUR-MER / 23 SEPT 85 / CHARENTE-INFÉRIEURE
PONTARLIER / 24 SEPT 85 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Later annotations:
F. FROISSANT & Cie * Distillers * ROCHEFORT-S/-MER

Message text

Original transcript

Rochefort le 23 7bre 1885.

Monsieur Pernod fils à Pontarlier,

Veuillez nous faire adresser le plus promptement possible deux caisses de 50 Blles absinthe qualité sup.re.

Recevez nos salutations empressées.

[Cachet commercial : … Froissant & Cie]
[Signature : L. Thomin ?]

Notes

Later annotations:
N

Exp. 5%

11/4. 24/9

Message text

English translation

Rochefort, 23 September 1885

Mr Pernod fils, Pontarlier,

Please arrange for two cases of fifty bottles of superior-quality absinthe to be sent to us as promptly as possible.

Please accept our earnest greetings.

[Business cachet: … Froissant & Cie]
[Signature: L. Thomin?]

Notes

Later annotations:
N

Exp. 5%

11/4. 24/9

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Froissant & Cie
Pernod Fils
Rochefort-sur-Mer
Pontarlier

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