Postcard from D. Béchet to Pernod... (1895)

NRA-L-000301 / 1895

Postcard from D. Béchet to Pernod Fils ordering a feuillette cask of absinthe under an existing agreement, May 26, 1895

D. Béchet of the Café de Paris orders one feuillette cask of absinthe under the terms of an existing agreement; a later note records a new cask because none was returned.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000301

NRA-L-000301 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by D. Béchet to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000301 image 2 showing the handwritten message from D. Béchet 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-000301
Date: 1895-05-26
Original date: Verdun le 26 mai 1895
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: D. Béchet
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Verdun, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000301.

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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.

Messieurs Pernod fils
Nég[ocian]ts
Pontarlier

Notes

Postal marks:
PONTARLIER / 10E / 28 / MAI / 95 / DOUBS
VERDUN / 6E / 27 / MAI / 95 / MEUSE
VERDUN / 5E / 27 / MAI / 95 / MEUSE
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE / 10 / POSTES

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

Messrs Pernod fils
Merchants
Pontarlier

Notes

Postal marks:
PONTARLIER / 10E / 28 / MAI / 95 / DOUBS
VERDUN / 6E / 27 / MAI / 95 / MEUSE
VERDUN / 5E / 27 / MAI / 95 / MEUSE
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE / 10 / POSTES

Message text

Original transcript

D. BÉCHET
CAFÉ DE PARIS
VERDUN

Verdun, le 26 mai 1895

Monsieur Pernod,
Pontarlier,

Veuillez, je vous prie, m'expédier de suite une feuillette d'absinthe aux conditions de notre marché.

Agréez, Monsieur, mes civilités empressées.

Béchet

Notes

Postal marks:
VERDUN A PARIS / 27 / MAI / 95

Later annotations:
On note 1 fût 110/120 neuf, n'ayant pas de fût retourné.

Message text

English translation

D. BÉCHET
CAFÉ DE PARIS
VERDUN

Verdun, 26 May 1895

Mr Pernod, Pontarlier,

Please send me immediately one feuillette cask of absinthe on the terms of our agreement.

Yours sincerely,

Béchet

Notes

Postal marks:
VERDUN A PARIS / 27 / MAI / 95

Later annotations:
Record one new 110/120-litre cask, since no cask was returned.

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Casks
Commercial agreements
Returnable containers
D. Béchet
Café de Paris
Pernod Fils
Verdun
Pontarlier

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