Postcard from Alphonse Bouvard to... (1883)

NRA-L-000239 / 1883

Postcard from Alphonse Bouvard to Pernod Fils ordering a 25–30-litre barrel of absinthe, October 16, 1883

Alphonse Bouvard, a café keeper at Chamoux, orders a barrel containing twenty-five to thirty litres of absinthe as soon as possible.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000239

NRA-L-000239 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by Alphonse Bouvard to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000239 image 2 showing the handwritten message from Alphonse Bouvard 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-000239
Date: 1883-10-16
Original date: Chamoux origin postmark: 16 Octobre 1883
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Alphonse Bouvard
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Chamoux-sur-Gelon, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000239.

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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.

Monsieur Pernod fils
à Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
CHAMOUX / 16 OCT 83 / SAVOIE
PONTARLIER / 17 OCT 83 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Later annotations:
18.00

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

Mr Pernod fils
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
CHAMOUX / 16 OCT 83 / SAVOIE
PONTARLIER / 17 OCT 83 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Later annotations:
18.00

Message text

Original transcript

Monsieur Pernod fils,

Veuillez m'envoyer un fût d'absinthe de vingt-cinq à trente litres le plus tôt possible.

Agréez, Monsieur, mes salutations empressées.

Bouvard Alphonse
Cafetier à Chamoux
Savoie

Notes

Postal marks:
[Postmark: DIJON 3E/17 O[CT] 8[3]]
[Postmark: PONTARLIER 5E/17 OCT. 83 DOUBS]

Later annotations:
noté

18.00

Message text

English translation

Mr Pernod fils,

Please send me a barrel of absinthe holding twenty-five to thirty litres as soon as possible.

Please accept, Sir, my earnest greetings.

Alphonse Bouvard
Café keeper at Chamoux
Savoie

Notes

Postal marks:
[Postmark: DIJON 3E/17 O[CT] 8[3]]
[Postmark: PONTARLIER 5E/17 OCT. 83 DOUBS]

Later annotations:
noté

18.00

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Litres
Cafés
Alphonse Bouvard
Pernod Fils
Chamoux-sur-Gelon
Pontarlier

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