Postcard from Damien Fils to Pernod... (1894)

NRA-L-000196 / 1894

Postcard from Damien Fils to Pernod Fils ordering absinthe in litre and half-unit quantities, September 4, 1894

Damien Fils of the Grande Épicerie Centrale in Cosne orders absinthe in two quantities recorded with abbreviated commercial notations.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000196

NRA-L-000196 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by Damien Fils to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000196 image 2 showing the handwritten message from Damien Fils 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-000196
Date: 1894-09-04
Original date: Cosne 4 7bre 1894
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Damien Fils
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Cosne-sur-Loire, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000196.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel and postal evidence

Original transcript

GRANDE ÉPICERIE CENTRALE
DAMIEN Fils
7, Rue de Paris
COSNE

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

Monsieur
Pernod Fils
Négt
à Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
COSNE / 5 SEPT 94 / NIÈVRE
PONTARLIER / 6 SEPT 94 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Later annotations:
GRANDE ÉPICERIE CENTRALE
DAMIEN Fils
Rue de Paris,
COSNE

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

GRAND CENTRAL GROCERY
DAMIEN Fils
7 rue de Paris
COSNE

POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

Mr
Pernod Fils
Merchant
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
COSNE / 5 SEPT 94 / NIÈVRE
PONTARLIER / 6 SEPT 94 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Later annotations:
GRAND CENTRAL GROCERY
DAMIEN Fils
Rue de Paris,
COSNE

Message text

Original transcript

Cosne 4 7bre 1894
(Nièvre)

Messieurs,

Veuillez, je vous prie, m'envoyer de suite :
20 L. absinthe, 1 p. 24 ;
20 1/2 id., 1 p. 24/2.

Je vous salue.

Damien Fils
négt
Épicerie, 7 Rue de Paris
Cosne

[Note ultérieure : Reçu 18 7bre 94]

Notes

Later annotations:
Reçu 18 7bre 94

Message text

English translation

Cosne, 4 September 1894
(Nièvre)

Gentlemen,

Please send me immediately:
20 litres of absinthe, 1 p. 24;
20 half-[units] of the same, 1 p. 24/2.

Yours sincerely.

Damien Fils
merchant
Grocery, 7 rue de Paris
Cosne

[Later note: Received 18 September 94]

Notes

Later annotations:
Received 18 September 94

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Commercial notation
Grocers
Damien Fils
Grande Épicerie Centrale
Pernod Fils
Cosne-sur-Loire
Pontarlier

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