Postcard from Doré & Roty to Pernod... (1896)

NRA-L-000338 / 1896

Postcard from Doré & Roty to Pernod Fils ordering a twenty-four-bottle case of Pernod absinthe by slow freight, January 11, 1896

Doré & Roty order one case of twenty-four bottles of Pernod absinthe for immediate shipment by slow freight at the latest price and on the latest terms.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000338

NRA-L-000338 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by Doré & Roty to Pernod Fils, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000338 image 2 showing the handwritten message from Doré & Roty 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-000338
Date: 1896-01-11
Original date: Troyes, 11 janvier 1896
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Doré & Roty
Recipient: Pernod Fils
Places: Troyes, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000338.

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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.

Monsieur Pernod fils
Absinthe
à Pontarlier
(Doubs)

Notes

Postal marks:
TROYES
11-11
JANV
96
AUBE
PONTARLIER
5E 12
JANV
96
DOUBS
TROYES
11-11
JANV
96
AUBE
POSTE
10
REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE

Later annotations:
ÉPICERIE FINE & COMESTIBLES
Anc. M. ARRAUD & BERTHET
DORÉ & ROTY Srs
10 JAN 96
10 rue Juvénal des Ursins, 10
VINS FINS ET LIQUEURS

534

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

Mr Pernod fils
Absinthe
Pontarlier
(Doubs)

Notes

Postal marks:
TROYES
11-11
JANV
96
AUBE
PONTARLIER
5E 12
JANV
96
DOUBS
TROYES
11-11
JANV
96
AUBE
POSTE
10
REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE

Later annotations:
FINE GROCERY & COMESTIBLES
Form. M. ARRAUD & BERTHET
DORÉ & ROTY Srs
10 JAN 96
10 rue Juvénal des Ursins, 10
FINE WINES AND LIQUEURS

534

Message text

Original transcript

Troyes, 11 janvier 1896

Monsieur Pernod fils,
Pontarlier,

Veuillez nous expédier de suite, par petite vitesse :
1 c[aisse] de 24 bout[eilles] absinthe Pernod.
Prix et conditions derniers.

Agréez, Monsieur, nos sincères salutations.

4028
Doré & Roty
S[uccesseu]rs
307
N.S.V.P.

Message text

English translation

Troyes, 11 January 1896

Mr Pernod fils,
Pontarlier,

Please send us immediately by slow freight one case of twenty-four bottles of Pernod absinthe, at the latest price and on the latest terms.

Please accept, Sir, our sincere greetings.

4028
Doré & Roty
Successors
307
N.S.V.P.

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Slow freight
Doré & Roty
Pernod Fils
Troyes
Pontarlier

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