Postcard from A. Mielle Aîné to... (1899)

NRA-L-000228 / 1899

Postcard from A. Mielle Aîné to Pernod ordering absinthe, April 30, 1899

A. Mielle Aîné asks Pernod for immediate dispatch of eighteen litres of absinthe; a second quantity or strength notation is not fully legible.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000228

NRA-L-000228 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by A. Mielle Aîné to Pernod, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000228 image 2 showing the handwritten message from A. Mielle Aîné to Pernod, with contemporary annotations and the sender's signature or business mark. — **Image 2**Postcard message and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000228
Date: 1899-04-30
Original date: Châlons, le 30 Avril 1899
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: A. Mielle Aîné
Recipient: Pernod
Places: Châlons-sur-Marne, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000228.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

Monsieur Pernod
Pontarlier
Doubs

Address panel

English translation

Mr Pernod
Pontarlier
Doubs

Message text

Original transcript

Châlons, le 30 Avril 1899

M. Pernod, Pontarlier

Veuillez m'expédier de suite :
18 lit. absinthe
[12° …]

Agréez mes salutations.

A. Mielle Aîné

Message text

English translation

Châlons, 30 April 1899

Mr Pernod, Pontarlier

Please send me immediately:
eighteen litres of absinthe
[12° …]

Please accept my greetings.

A. Mielle Aîné

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
A. Mielle Aîné
Pernod
Châlons-sur-Marne
Pontarlier

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