Postcard from Jules Berlin to Pernod... (1900)

NRA-L-000211 / 1900

Postcard from Jules Berlin to Pernod Fils ordering a twenty-five-litre demijohn, September 20, 1900

Jules Berlin, an absinthe manufacturer in Montbéliard, asks Pernod Fils to send immediately one twenty-five-litre demijohn.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000211

NRA-L-000211 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by Jules Berlin to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000211 image 2 showing the handwritten message from Jules Berlin 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-000211
Date: 1900-09-20
Original date: Montbéliard le 20 7bre 1900
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Jules Berlin
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Montbéliard, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000211.

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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
Pontarlier

030

Notes

Postal marks:
MONTBÉLIARD / 20 SEPT 00 / DOUBS
BESANÇON / 20 SEPT 00 / DOUBS
PONTARLIER / 21 SEPT 00 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Later annotations:
030

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

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

Maison Pernod fils
Pontarlier

030

Notes

Postal marks:
MONTBÉLIARD / 20 SEPT 00 / DOUBS
BESANÇON / 20 SEPT 00 / DOUBS
PONTARLIER / 21 SEPT 00 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Later annotations:
030

Message text

Original transcript

Montbéliard le 20 7bre 1900

Messieurs,

Veuillez S.V.P. m'expédier de suite une bonbonne 25 litres Pernod fils.

Recevez, Messieurs, mes sincères salutations.

Jules Berlin
Rue des Huisselets

[Cachet : FABRIQUE D'ABSINTHE — VINS & SPIRITUEUX — 20 SEP. 1900 — JULES BERLIN — MONTBÉLIARD (Doubs)]
[Note commerciale : « 2652 »]

Notes

Postal marks:
FABRIQUE D'ABSINTHE / VINS & SPIRITUEUX / 20 SEP. 1900 / JULES BERLIN / MONTBÉLIARD (Doubs)

Later annotations:
2652

Message text

English translation

Montbéliard, 20 September 1900

Gentlemen,

Please send me immediately one demijohn containing twenty-five litres of Pernod fils.

Please accept, Gentlemen, my sincere greetings.

Jules Berlin
Rue des Huisselets

[Stamp: ABSINTHE MANUFACTORY — WINES & SPIRITS — 20 SEP. 1900 — JULES BERLIN — MONTBÉLIARD (Doubs)]
[Commercial note: “2652”]

Notes

Postal marks:
FABRIQUE D'ABSINTHE / VINS & SPIRITUEUX / 20 SEP. 1900 / JULES BERLIN / MONTBÉLIARD (Doubs)

Later annotations:
2652

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Demijohns
Litres
Absinthe manufacturers
Jules Berlin
Pernod Fils
Montbéliard
Pontarlier

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