Postcard from P. Lallemand to Pernod... (1904)

NRA-L-000217 / 1904

Postcard from P. Lallemand to Pernod Fils ordering ninety-six litres of absinthe, August 27, 1904

P. Lallemand, a grain, fodder and wholesale-wine merchant in Montmédy, orders ninety-six litres of absinthe from Pernod Fils.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000217

NRA-L-000217 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by P. Lallemand to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000217 image 2 showing the handwritten message from P. Lallemand 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-000217
Date: 1904-08-27
Original date: MONTMÉDY, le 27 août 1904
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: P. Lallemand
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Montmédy, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000217.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel and postal evidence

Original transcript

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

Mr Pernod Fils
Pontarlier

Notes

Postal marks:
MONTMÉDY / 27 AOÛT 04 / MEUSE
PONTARLIER / 29 AOÛT 04 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

Mr Pernod Fils
Pontarlier

Notes

Postal marks:
MONTMÉDY / 27 AOÛT 04 / MEUSE
PONTARLIER / 29 AOÛT 04 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Message text

Original transcript

GRAINS & FOURRAGES
VINS EN GROS
P. LALLEMAND

MONTMÉDY, le 27 août 1904

Monsieur Pernod
à Pontarlier

Expédiez-moi 96 litres absinthe.

Veuillez agréer mes sincères salutations.

P. LALLEMAND

[Cachet ultérieur : DÉPÔT]
[Initiales illisibles]

Notes

Postal marks:
PONTARLIER
30
28 - 8
04
DOUBS

Later annotations:
DEPOT

[Illegible initials]

Message text

English translation

GRAIN & FODDER
WHOLESALE WINES
P. LALLEMAND

MONTMÉDY, 27 August 1904

Mr Pernod
Pontarlier

Send me ninety-six litres of absinthe.

Please accept my sincere greetings.

P. LALLEMAND

[Later stamp: DEPOT]
[Illegible initials]

Notes

Postal marks:
PONTARLIER
30
28 - 8
04
DOUBS

Later annotations:
DEPOT

[Illegible initials]

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
Wine merchants
P. Lallemand
Pernod Fils
Montmédy
Pontarlier

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