Postcard from G. Lebocey to the... (1892)

NRA-L-000262 / 1892

Postcard from G. Lebocey to the Société anonyme des Générateurs inexplosibles ordering twenty-five asbestos washers, October 24, 1892

Mechanical engineer G. Lebocey orders twenty-five large asbestos washers for the lower tubes of a supplied generator and apologizes for a misunderstanding about the supplier.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000262

NRA-L-000262 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by G. Lebocey to Société anonyme des Générateurs inexplosibles, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000262 image 2 showing the handwritten message from G. Lebocey to Société anonyme des Générateurs inexplosibles, with contemporary annotations and the sender's signature or business mark. — **Image 2**Postcard message and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000262
Date: 1892-10-24
Original date: Troyes, le 24 octobre 1892
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: G. Lebocey
Recipient: Société anonyme des Générateurs inexplosibles
Places: Troyes, France / Paris, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000262.

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Transcript and English translation

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Address panel

Original transcript

Société anonyme des Générateurs inexplosibles
24, rue des Ardennes
Paris.

Address panel

English translation

Société anonyme des Générateurs inexplosibles
24 rue des Ardennes
Paris.

Message text

Original transcript

CONSTRUCTEUR-MÉCANICIEN
G. LEBOCEY
9, rue Bégand, TROYES

Troyes, le 24 octobre 1892

Société anonyme des Générateurs inexplosibles
24, rue des Ardennes
Paris

Messieurs,

Veuillez, je vous prie, m'adresser 25 rondelles amiante (grandes rondelles) pour les tubes inférieurs du générateur que vous m'avez livré.

Agréez, Messieurs, mes salutations empressées.

Si je vous ai demandé l'adresse de ce fournisseur, c'est parce que l'offre m'en avait été faite. Veuillez m'excuser de ce malentendu.

Message text

English translation

MECHANICAL ENGINEER
G. LEBOCEY
9 rue Bégand, TROYES

Troyes, 24 October 1892

Société anonyme des Générateurs inexplosibles
24 rue des Ardennes
Paris

Gentlemen,

Please send me twenty-five asbestos washers (large washers) for the lower tubes of the generator you supplied to me.

Please accept, Gentlemen, my earnest greetings.

If I asked you for this supplier's address, it was because the offer had been made to me. Please excuse this misunderstanding.

Discovery Terms

Industrial equipment
Generators
Asbestos washers
Orders
G. Lebocey
Société anonyme des Générateurs inexplosibles
Troyes
Paris

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