Postcard from P. Fouché to Pernod... (1887)

NRA-L-000285 / 1887

Postcard from P. Fouché to Pernod Fils ordering fourteen cases of absinthe in two sizes, August 31, 1887

P. Fouché orders ten six-litre cases and four twelve-litre cases of absinthe for immediate shipment.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000285

NRA-L-000285 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by P. Fouché to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000285 image 2 showing the handwritten message from P. Fouché 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-000285
Date: 1887-08-31
Original date: Saumur 31 août 1887
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: P. Fouché
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Saumur, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000285.

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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.

M[essieu]rs Pernod fils
à Pontarlier

Notes

Postal marks:
[Postage stamp: 10 centimes, French Republic]
[Postmark: SAUMUR / 31 AOUT 87]
[Postmark: PONTARLIER / 1 SEPT 87 / DOUBS]
[Sender's stamp: P. FOUCHÉ / SEUL / Dépositaire de la Liqueur / DE LA / MANDARINE de BLIDAH / SAUMUR]

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

Messrs Pernod fils
Pontarlier

Notes

Postal marks:
[Postage stamp: 10 centimes, French Republic]
[Postmark: SAUMUR / 31 AOUT 87]
[Postmark: PONTARLIER / 1 SEPT 87 / DOUBS]
[Sender's stamp: P. FOUCHÉ / SEUL / Dépositaire de la Liqueur / DE LA / MANDARINE de BLIDAH / SAUMUR]

Message text

Original transcript

M[essieu]rs Pernod fils, Pontarlier,

Veuillez m'expédier de suite dix caisses de six litres et quatre caisses de douze litres d'absinthe.

Saumur, 31 août 1887

P. Fouché

Notes

Postal marks:
[Sender's stamp: P. FOUCHÉ / SAUMUR / Seul Dépositaire de la / FINE CHAMPAGNE / LEO CROIZET]

Message text

English translation

Messrs Pernod fils, Pontarlier,

Please send me immediately ten cases of six litres and four cases of twelve litres of absinthe.

Saumur, 31 August 1887

P. Fouché

Notes

Postal marks:
[Sender's stamp: P. FOUCHÉ / SAUMUR / Seul Dépositaire de la / FINE CHAMPAGNE / LEO CROIZET]

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
P. Fouché
Pernod Fils
Saumur
Pontarlier

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