Postcard from Désiré Fessé of Café de... (1898)

NRA-L-000189 / 1898

Postcard from Désiré Fessé of Café de l'Époque to Pernod Fils ordering a barrel and a case, July 3, 1898

Désiré Fessé of Café de l'Époque orders from Pernod Fils one barrel holding forty to forty-five litres of Pernod and one case of twelve bottles.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000189

NRA-L-000189 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by Désiré Fessé, Café de l'Époque to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000189 image 2 showing the handwritten message from Désiré Fessé, Café de l'Époque 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-000189
Date: 1898-07-03
Original date: Pont-Audemer, le 3 juillet 1898
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Désiré Fessé, Café de l'Époque
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Pont-Audemer, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000189.

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Transcript and English translation

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Address panel

Original transcript

Monsieur Pernod fils
Pontarlier
Doubs

Address panel

English translation

Mr Pernod fils
Pontarlier
Doubs

Message text

Original transcript

Pont-Audemer, le 3 juillet 1898

Monsieur,

Je vous prie de m'expédier de suite un fût de Pernod de 40 à 45 litres, plus une caisse de 12 blles.

Je vous salue.

Désiré Fessé
Café de l'Époque

Message text

English translation

Pont-Audemer, 3 July 1898

Sir,

Please send me immediately one barrel of Pernod holding forty to forty-five litres, together with one case of twelve bottles.

Yours sincerely.

Désiré Fessé
Café de l'Époque

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Cases
Bottles
Café de l'Époque
Désiré Fessé
Pernod Fils
Pont-Audemer
Pontarlier

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