Postcard from A. Baverey & Cie to... (1899)

NRA-L-000194 / 1899

Postcard from A. Baverey & Cie to Pernod Fils ordering four cases of absinthe, September 1899

A. Baverey & Cie asks Pernod Fils to send four cases of twelve bottles of absinthe on their customary commercial terms.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000194

NRA-L-000194 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by A. Baverey & Cie to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000194 image 2 showing the handwritten message from A. Baverey & 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-000194
Date: 1899-09-22
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: A. Baverey & Cie
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Sermamagny, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000194.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel and postal evidence

Original transcript

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

Maison Pernod fils
Absinthe
à Pontarlier
Doubs

OR

Notes

Postal marks:
PONTARLIER / 22 SEPT 99 / DOUBS
Faint origin postmark partly obscured by the postage stamp
10c République Française postage stamp

Later annotations:
918

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

FRENCH REPUBLIC
POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

Maison Pernod fils
Absinthe
Pontarlier
Doubs

OR

Notes

Postal marks:
PONTARLIER / 22 SEPT 99 / DOUBS
Faint origin postmark partly obscured by the postage stamp
10c République Française postage stamp

Later annotations:
918

Message text

Original transcript

Envoyez-nous quatre caisses 12 bout. absinthe aux conditions d'usage entre nous !

Bien empressées salutations.

A. Baverey

[Cachet : A. BAVEREY & Cie — VINS & SPIRITUEUX — SERMAMAGNY (Haut-Rhin)]
[Notes commerciales au crayon : « Pay. Sté générale à Lure / gare Bas Evette » et autres chiffres.]

Notes

Later annotations:
8766

22

A. BAVEREY & CIE
-
VINS & SPIRITUEUX
-
SERMAMAGNY (Haut-Rhin)

Le 21. 1899-

Message text

English translation

Send us four cases of twelve bottles of absinthe on the customary terms between us!

With earnest greetings.

A. Baverey

[Stamp: A. BAVEREY & Co. — WINES & SPIRITS — SERMAMAGNY (Haut-Rhin)]
[Pencilled commercial notes: “Pay. Société générale at Lure / Bas-Evette station” and other figures.]

Notes

Later annotations:
8766

22

A. BAVEREY & CIE
-
WINES & SPIRITS
-
SERMAMAGNY (Haut-Rhin)

The 21. 1899-

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Trade terms
A. Baverey & Cie
Pernod Fils
Sermamagny
Pontarlier

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