Postcard from A. Simonot to General... (1899)

NRA-L-000341 / 1899

Postcard from A. Simonot to General warehouseman for Pernod absinthe requesting prices and commercial terms for Pernod absinthe, September 23, 1899

A. Simonot of the Anglo-French bakery and fine-food business in Antibes asks the general warehouseman for Pernod absinthe to send prices and terms for its goods.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000341

NRA-L-000341 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by A. Simonot to General warehouseman for Pernod absinthe, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000341 image 2 showing the handwritten message from A. Simonot to General warehouseman for Pernod absinthe, with contemporary annotations and the sender's signature or business mark. — **Image 2**Postcard message and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000341
Date: 1899-09-23
Original date: Antibes, le 23/9 99
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: A. Simonot
Recipient: General warehouseman for Pernod absinthe
Places: Antibes, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000341.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel and postal evidence

Original transcript

RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
CARTE POSTALE
Ce côté est exclusivement réservé à l'adresse.

M. l'Entrepositaire Général
de l'Absinthe Pernod
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
Postmark: ANTIBES ALPES MARITIMES 23 SEPT 99
Postmark: PONTARLIER DOUBS 25 SEPT 99
Postage stamp: 10c REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE

Later annotations:
918

BOULANGERIE ANGLO-FRANÇAISE
MAISON de COMESTIBLES de CHOIX
A. SIMONOT
Rue James Close
ANTIBES

Jor

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

FRENCH REPUBLIC
POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

The General Warehouseman
for Pernod Absinthe
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
Postmark: ANTIBES ALPES MARITIMES 23 SEPT 99
Postmark: PONTARLIER DOUBS 25 SEPT 99
Postage stamp: 10c REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE

Later annotations:
918

ANGLO-FRENCH BAKERY
HOUSE of CHOICE COMESTIBLES
A. SIMONOT
Rue James Close
ANTIBES

[Illegible annotation]

Message text

Original transcript

M. l'Entrepositaire Général de l'Absinthe Pernod,

Veuillez, je vous prie, m'envoyer les prix et conditions de vos marchandises.

Je vous salue.

A. Simonot

Antibes, le 23/9 99
Rue James Close

Notes

Later annotations:
Bon

Message text

English translation

To the General Warehouseman for Pernod Absinthe,

Please send me the prices and terms for your goods.

Yours sincerely,

A. Simonot

Antibes, 23 September 1899
Rue James Close

Notes

Later annotations:
Good

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Pernod absinthe
Price inquiries
Commercial terms
Warehouses
A. Simonot
Antibes
Pontarlier

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