Postcard from Louis Vautrin to Pernod... (1898)

NRA-L-000292 / 1898

Postcard from Louis Vautrin to Pernod Fils urgently ordering four cases before new municipal excise duties take effect, December 6, 1898

Louis Vautrin urgently orders four twenty-four-litre cases of Pernod absinthe for delivery before new municipal excise duties take effect in Saint-Dié.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000292

NRA-L-000292 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by Louis Vautrin to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000292 image 2 showing the handwritten message from Louis Vautrin 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-000292
Date: 1898-12-06
Original date: St-Dié 6 XII 1898
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Louis Vautrin
Recipient: Maison Pernod Fils
Places: Saint-Dié, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000292.

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Transcript and English translation

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Address panel

Original transcript

Maison
Pernod fils à
Pontarlier
Doubs

Address panel

English translation

Maison Pernod fils
Pontarlier
Doubs

Message text

Original transcript

St-Dié, 6 XII 1898

Monsieur,

Veuillez, je vous prie, me faire expédier de suite 4 caisses d'absinthe Pernod de 24 lit[res] chacune. Il faut que je puisse les recevoir pour le 20 au 25 sans faute, parce que nous allons avoir de nouveaux impôts pour l'octroi de notre ville ; alors il faut que je puisse les avoir avant.

Recevez, Monsieur, mes sincères salutations.

Louis Vautrin
96, rue Thiers
St-Dié

Message text

English translation

St-Dié, 6 December 1898

Sir,

Please arrange for the immediate shipment of four cases of Pernod absinthe, each containing twenty-four litres. I must receive them without fail between the 20th and 25th because our town is about to impose new municipal excise duties, so I need to have the goods beforehand.

Yours sincerely,

Louis Vautrin
96 rue Thiers
St-Dié

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Octroi
Municipal taxation
Louis Vautrin
Pernod Fils
Saint-Dié
Pontarlier

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