Postcard from Veuve Lièvre & Cie to... (1894)

NRA-L-000350 / 1894

Postcard from Veuve Lièvre & Cie to Maison Pernod ordering a twelve-litre case of superior-quality absinthe, February 27, 1894

Veuve Lièvre & Cie of Remiremont order one case containing twelve litres of superior-quality absinthe from Maison Pernod.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000350

NRA-L-000350 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-000350 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-000350
Date: 1894-02-27
Original date: Remiremont, 27 février 94
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Veuve Lièvre & Cie
Recipient: Maison Pernod
Places: Remiremont, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000350.

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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
Distillerie d'absinthe
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
REMIREMONT / 4E 27 / FEVR / 94 / VOSGES
PONTARLIER / 4E 28 / FEVR / 94 / DOUBS
10c REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE postage stamp

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

Maison Pernod
Absinthe distillery
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
REMIREMONT / 4E 27 / FEVR / 94 / VOSGES
PONTARLIER / 4E 28 / FEVR / 94 / DOUBS
10c REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE postage stamp

Message text

Original transcript

VVE LIÈVRE & Cie
Produits Alimentaires
Place de la Courtine
REMIREMONT (Vosges)

Remiremont, 27 février 94
N° 311

S.v.p., au reçu de ces lignes, une caisse de 12 litres d'absinthe supérieure.

Saluts empressés.

Vve Lièvre & Cie

Notes

Later annotations:
Négt

300

Message text

English translation

VVE LIÈVRE & Co.
Food Products
Place de la Courtine
REMIREMONT (Vosges)

Remiremont, 27 February 1894
No. 311

Please send, upon receipt of these lines, one case containing twelve litres of superior-quality absinthe.

Yours sincerely.

Vve Lièvre & Co.

Notes

Later annotations:
Merchant

300

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Superior quality
Veuve Lièvre & Cie
Maison Pernod
Remiremont
Pontarlier

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