Postcard from O. Dubuche of Café... (1895)

NRA-L-000254 / 1895

Postcard from O. Dubuche of Café Octave to Pernod Fils following up on a barrel of absinthe, June 10, 1895

O. Dubuche of Café Octave asks whether Pernod Fils has forgotten an order placed eight days earlier for a barrel of absinthe and urges the firm to send the invoice.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000254

NRA-L-000254 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by O. Dubuche, Café Octave to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000254 image 2 showing the handwritten message from O. Dubuche, Café Octave 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-000254
Date: 1895-06-10
Original date: Lille, le 10 Juin 1895
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: O. Dubuche, Café Octave
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Lille, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000254.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel and postal evidence

Original transcript

CAFÉ OCTAVE
O. DUBUCHE
122, Rue Nationale, LILLE

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

Monsieur Pernod fils
à Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
CAFÉ OCTAVE / O. DUBUCHE / 10 JUIN 95 / LILLE / 122, RUE NATIONALE
LILLE / 10 JUIN 95 / NORD
PONTARLIER / 11 JUIN 95 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

CAFÉ OCTAVE
O. DUBUCHE
122 rue Nationale, LILLE

POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

Mr Pernod fils
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
CAFÉ OCTAVE / O. DUBUCHE / 10 JUIN 95 / LILLE / 122, RUE NATIONALE
LILLE / 10 JUIN 95 / NORD
PONTARLIER / 11 JUIN 95 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Message text

Original transcript

Lille, le 10 Juin 1895

Monsieur,

Ne m'avez-vous pas oublié ? Je vous ai demandé, il y a huit jours, par carte postale, de m'envoyer de suite un fût absinthe et n'ai pas encore reçu de facture. Pressez, s. v. p.

Recevez, Monsieur, mes salutations sincères.

O. Dubuche

Notes

Later annotations:
384

N. 384 fût 105 absinthe se charge ce jour

carte postale du 5 ct

contre-poids 105

Message text

English translation

Lille, 10 June 1895

Sir,

Have you forgotten me? Eight days ago, by postcard, I asked you to send me a barrel of absinthe immediately, and I have not yet received an invoice. Please hurry.

Please accept, Sir, my sincere greetings.

O. Dubuche

Notes

Later annotations:
384

N. 384 fût 105 absinthe se charge ce jour

carte postale du 5 ct

contre-poids 105

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Barrels
Follow-up correspondence
Invoices
Cafés
O. Dubuche
Café Octave
Pernod Fils
Lille
Pontarlier

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