Postcard from Ch. Dubayle to Pernod... (1898)

NRA-L-000230 / 1898

Postcard from Ch. Dubayle to Pernod Fils ordering ten cases of absinthe, May 23, 1898

Ch. Dubayle, a wine and spirits merchant in Rennes, asks Pernod Fils to send ten cases of twelve litres of Pernod absinthe as soon as possible.

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NRA-L-000230

NRA-L-000230 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by Ch. Dubayle to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000230 image 2 showing the handwritten message from Ch. Dubayle 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-000230
Date: 1898-05-23
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Ch. Dubayle
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Rennes, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000230.

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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
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
CH. DUBAYLE / VINS — SPIRITUEUX / 23 MAI 1898 / RENNES
RENNES / 23 MAI 98 / ILLE-ET-VILAINE
PONTARLIER / 24 MAI 98 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Later annotations:
743

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

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

Maison Pernod fils
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
CH. DUBAYLE / VINS — SPIRITUEUX / 23 MAI 1898 / RENNES
RENNES / 23 MAI 98 / ILLE-ET-VILAINE
PONTARLIER / 24 MAI 98 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Later annotations:
743

Message text

Original transcript

CH. DUBAYLE
VINS — SPIRITUEUX
23 MAI 1898
RENNES (Ille-&-Vilaine)

9 rue de la Santé
n° 901

Messieurs,

Je vous prie de m'expédier le plus tôt possible 10 caisses de 12 litres absinthe Pernod.

Veuillez agréer, Messieurs, mes sincères salutations.

Ch. Dubayle
[Signature]

[Annotations commerciales ultérieures]

Notes

Postal marks:
VINS / CH. DUBARLE / 32 MAI 1398 / RENNES (Ile & Vile) / SPIRITUEUX

Later annotations:
Dépôt de Rennes

Other pencil routing and commercial notes

Message text

English translation

CH. DUBAYLE
WINES — SPIRITS
23 MAY 1898
RENNES (Ille-et-Vilaine)

9 rue de la Santé
No. 901

Gentlemen,

Please send me as soon as possible ten cases of twelve litres of Pernod absinthe.

Please accept, Gentlemen, my sincere greetings.

Ch. Dubayle
[Signature]

[Later commercial annotations]

Notes

Postal marks:
VINS / CH. DUBARLE / 32 MAI 1398 / RENNES (Ile & Vile) / SPIRITUEUX

Later annotations:
Dépôt de Rennes

Other pencil routing and commercial notes

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Wine and spirits merchants
Ch. Dubayle
Pernod Fils
Rennes
Pontarlier

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