Postcard from Maison Thiry to... (1895)

NRA-L-000204 / 1895

Postcard from Maison Thiry to Veil-Picard & Cie ordering a barrel of 72-degree absinthe, December 11, 1895

Maison Thiry asks Veil-Picard & Cie to send immediately to Nancy Saint-Georges station a barrel holding sixty to seventy litres of 72-degree absinthe under an unsigned excise document.

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NRA-L-000204

NRA-L-000204 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by Maison Thiry to Veil-Picard & Cie, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000204 image 2 showing the handwritten message from Maison Thiry to Veil-Picard & Cie, with contemporary annotations and the sender's signature or business mark. — **Image 2**Postcard message and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000204
Date: 1895-12-11
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Maison Thiry
Recipient: Weil Picard et Cie
Places: Nancy, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000204.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

Messieurs
Weil Picard et Cie
Absinthe
Pontarlier

Address panel

English translation

Messrs
Weil Picard & Co.
Absinthe
Pontarlier

Message text

Original transcript

VINS & SPIRITUEUX
DISTILLERIE À VAPEUR
11 DEC 95
Maison THIRY
NANCY

Veuillez nous adresser de suite en gare Nancy Saint-Georges :
1 fût 60/70, absinthe 72°, acquit en blanc.

Agréez nos sincères salutations.

Maison Thiry

Message text

English translation

WINES & SPIRITS
STEAM DISTILLERY
11 DEC 95
Maison THIRY
NANCY

Please send us immediately, to Nancy Saint-Georges station:
one barrel of sixty to seventy litres of 72-degree absinthe, under an unsigned excise document.

Please accept our sincere greetings.

Maison Thiry

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Alcohol strength
Excise documents
Rail transport
Maison Thiry
Veil-Picard & Cie
Nancy
Pontarlier

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