Postcard from V. Carli, for L. Pethe... (1895)

NRA-L-000293 / 1895

Postcard from V. Carli, for L. Pethe to Pernod Fils sending fifteen hundred corks in exchange for returned corks, June 10, 1895

V. Carli, writing for L. Pethe, sends fifteen hundred corks by parcel post to Pontarlier station in exchange for corks returned by Maison Pernod Fils.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000293

NRA-L-000293 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by V. Carli, for L. Pethe to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000293 image 2 showing the handwritten message from V. Carli, for L. Pethe 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-000293
Date: 1895-06-10
Original date: Bourg le 10/6-95
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: V. Carli, for L. Pethe
Recipient: Maison Pernod Fils
Places: Bourg-en-Bresse, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000293.

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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.

Maison Pernod fils
à Pontarlier
(Doubs)

Notes

Postal marks:
BOURG-EN-BRESSE 8E 10 JUIN 95 AIN
BOURG-EN-BRESSE 8E 10 JUIN 95 AIN
PONTARLIER 2E/11 11 JUIN 95 DOUBS

Later annotations:
FABE DE BOUCHONS
L. PETHE
BOURG (Ain)

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

Maison Pernod fils
Pontarlier
(Doubs)

Notes

Postal marks:
BOURG-EN-BRESSE 8E 10 JUIN 95 AIN
BOURG-EN-BRESSE 8E 10 JUIN 95 AIN
PONTARLIER 2E/11 11 JUIN 95 DOUBS

Later annotations:
CORK FACTORY
L. PETHE
BOURG (Ain)

Message text

Original transcript

Maison Pernod fils, à Pontarlier,

Pour ne rien changer aux écritures, je vous adresse par postal, gare Pontarlier, quinze cents bouchons en échange de ceux que vous m'avez retournés.

Agréez, Messieurs, mes salutations empressées.

P[ou]r L. Pethe
V. Carli

Bourg, le 10/6-95

Notes

Later annotations:
Avisé ce jour fournisseur

Reçu 1500 bouchons

Message text

English translation

Maison Pernod fils, Pontarlier,

So as not to alter the accounts, I am sending you fifteen hundred corks by parcel post to Pontarlier station in exchange for those you returned to me.

Please accept, Gentlemen, my earnest greetings.

For L. Pethe
V. Carli

Bourg, 10 June 1895

Notes

Later annotations:
Supplier notified today

Received 1,500 corks

Discovery Terms

Corks
Packaging supplies
Exchanges
Parcel post
V. Carli
L. Pethe
Maison Pernod Fils
Bourg-en-Bresse
Pontarlier

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