Postcard from A. Gaillard to Pernod... (1899)

NRA-L-000261 / 1899

Postcard from A. Gaillard to Pernod ordering twenty-four litres by fast freight, April 24, 1899

Guéret merchant A. Gaillard orders twenty-four litres of Pernod for immediate dispatch by fast freight.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000261

NRA-L-000261 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by A. Gaillard to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000261 image 2 showing the handwritten message from A. Gaillard 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-000261
Date: 1899-04-24
Original date: Guéret, le 24 4/99
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: A. Gaillard
Recipient: Maison Pernod
Places: Guéret, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000261.

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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
F[abrican]ts d'absinthe
à Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
GUERET / 24 / AVRIL / 99 / CREUSE
GUERET / 24 / AVRIL / 99 / CREUSE
PONTARLIER / 9m 25 / AVRIL / 99 / DOUBS

Later annotations:
847

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

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

Maison Pernod
Absinthe manufacturers
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
GUERET / 24 / AVRIL / 99 / CREUSE
GUERET / 24 / AVRIL / 99 / CREUSE
PONTARLIER / 9m 25 / AVRIL / 99 / DOUBS

Later annotations:
847

Message text

Original transcript

COMESTIBLES, ÉPICERIE, LIQUEURS
Place Bonnyaud
A. GAILLARD
GUÉRET (Creuse)

Guéret, le 24 4/99

Monsieur,

Veuillez m'expédier de suite, grande vitesse, 24 litres Pernod.

Recevez, Monsieur, mes salutations empressées.

Gaillard
Nég[ocian]t
Place Bonnyaud 30

Notes

Later annotations:
COMESTIBLES, ÉPICERIE, LIQUEURS
Place Bonnyaud
A. GAILLARD
GUÉRET (Creuse)

DÉPÔT

Message text

English translation

FOODSTUFFS, GROCERIES, LIQUEURS
Place Bonnyaud
A. GAILLARD
GUÉRET (Creuse)

Guéret, 24 April 1899

Sir,

Please send me immediately by fast freight twenty-four litres of Pernod.

Please accept, Sir, my earnest greetings.

Gaillard
Merchant
30 place Bonnyaud

Notes

Later annotations:
[Oval stamp:] COMESTIBLES, GROCERY, LIQUORS
Place Bonnyaud
A. GAILLARD
GUÉRET (Creuse)

[Red stamp:] DEPOT

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
Fast freight
Grocers
A. Gaillard
Pernod Fils
Guéret
Pontarlier

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