Postcard from Fournier to Pernod Fils... (1887)

NRA-L-000320 / 1887

Postcard from Fournier to Pernod Fils ordering a twenty-eight-litre basket of absinthe on thirty-day terms, July 26, 1887

Fournier orders a basket containing twenty-eight litres of absinthe for shipment by slow freight to Saint-Paterne station, with payment by thirty-day money order and a three per cent discount.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000320

NRA-L-000320 image 1 showing the complete address side of the postcard, with the recipient address, postage, postmarks and contemporary business or filing marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000320 image 2 showing the complete handwritten or printed postcard message, with contemporary annotations and the sender's signature or business mark. — **Image 2**Postcard message and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000320
Date: 1887-07-26
Original date: St-Christophe, le 26 juillet 1887
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Fournier
Recipient: Pernod
Places: Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais, France / Saint-Paterne station, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000320.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

Monsieur Pernod, Nég[ocian]t
à Pontarlier
Doubs

Address panel

English translation

Mr Pernod, merchant
Pontarlier
Doubs

Message text

Original transcript

St-Christophe, le 26 juillet 1887

Monsieur Pernod à Pontarlier,

Veuillez m'expédier 1 panier 28 litres absinthe, c[ontre] mandat à 30 jours avec 3 %.

Agréez, Monsieur, mes salutations empressées.

Fournier, nég[ocian]t
St-Christophe-sur-le-Nais
Indre-et-Loire
Gare de St-Paterne
Petite vitesse

Message text

English translation

Saint-Christophe, 26 July 1887

Mr Pernod, Pontarlier,

Please send me one basket containing twenty-eight litres of absinthe, against a thirty-day money order with three per cent discount.

Please accept, Sir, my earnest greetings.

Fournier, merchant
Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais
Indre-et-Loire
Saint-Paterne station
Slow freight

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Baskets
Litres
Payment terms
Discounts
Slow freight
Fournier
Pernod Fils
Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais
Saint-Paterne
Pontarlier

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