Postcard from A. Verniaud to Pernod... (1898)

NRA-L-000263 / 1898

Postcard from A. Verniaud to Pernod ordering two cases of absinthe, November 17, 1898

A. Verniaud of the Épicerie Centrale orders two cases containing twenty-four litres of absinthe for immediate dispatch.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000263

NRA-L-000263 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by A. Verniaud, Épicerie Centrale to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000263 image 2 showing the handwritten message from A. Verniaud, Épicerie Centrale 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-000263
Date: 1898-11-17
Original date: Chalon-sur-Saône, le 17 9bre 98
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: A. Verniaud, Épicerie Centrale
Recipient: Pernod
Places: Chalon-sur-Saône, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000263.

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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.

ÉPICERIE CENTRALE
F. DONNOT
A. VERNIAUD, Succr
12, Place Saint-Pierre
CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE

Monsieur Pernod
F[abri]que d'absinthe
à Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
[Rectangular purple stamp, top left:] ÉPICERIE CENTRALE
F. DONNOT
A. VERNIAUD, Succr
12, Place Saint-Pierre
CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE
[Circular postmark, top right:] CHALON S. SAONE / SAONE ET LOIRE / 17 / SEPT / 98
[Postage stamp, top right:] POSTE / 10 / REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
[Circular postmark, bottom left:] PONTARLIER / DOUBS / 18 / SEPT / 98

Later annotations:
823

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

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

CENTRAL GROCERY
F. DONNOT
A. VERNIAUD, Successor
12 place Saint-Pierre
CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE

Mr Pernod
Absinthe factory
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
[Rectangular purple stamp, top left:] ÉPICERIE CENTRALE
F. DONNOT
A. VERNIAUD, Succr
12, Place Saint-Pierre
CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE
[Circular postmark, top right:] CHALON S. SAONE / SAONE ET LOIRE / 17 / SEPT / 98
[Postage stamp, top right:] POSTE / 10 / REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
[Circular postmark, bottom left:] PONTARLIER / DOUBS / 18 / SEPT / 98

Later annotations:
823

Message text

Original transcript

Chalon-sur-Saône, le 17 9bre 98

Monsieur,

Veuillez donc m'envoyer de suite :
2 caisses, 24 litres, absinthe.

Mes salutations.

A. Verniaud
12, place Saint-Pierre

Notes

Later annotations:
4170

Nég.

Boj

Message text

English translation

Chalon-sur-Saône, 17 November 1898

Sir,

Please send me immediately:
two cases, twenty-four litres, of absinthe.

My greetings.

A. Verniaud
12 place Saint-Pierre

Notes

Later annotations:
4170

Nég.

Boj

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Grocers
A. Verniaud
Épicerie Centrale
Pernod Fils
Chalon-sur-Saône
Pontarlier

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