Postcard from Edmond Croce to Pernod... (1898)

NRA-L-000352 / 1898

Postcard from Edmond Croce to Pernod Fils ordering two twenty-four-bottle cases of Pernod in litre and half-litre formats, June 18, 1898

Edmond Croce orders one case of twenty-four bottles of Pernod and one case of twenty-four half-litre bottles of the same for immediate shipment.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000352

NRA-L-000352 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-000352 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-000352
Date: 1898-06-18
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Edmond Croce
Recipient: Maison Pernod Fils
Places: Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000352.

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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.

Maison Pernod Fils
Pontarlier
(Doubs)

Notes

Postal marks:
Postage stamp: 10 centimes, REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE
Postmark: ST MICHEL DE MAURIENNE / SAVOIE / 18 JUIN 98
Postmark: PONTARLIER / DOUBS / 2e l 9 JUIN 98

Later annotations:
805

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

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

Maison Pernod Fils
Pontarlier
(Doubs)

Notes

Postal marks:
Postage stamp: 10 centimes, REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE
Postmark: ST MICHEL DE MAURIENNE / SAVOIE / 18 JUIN 98
Postmark: PONTARLIER / DOUBS / 2e l 9 JUIN 98

Later annotations:
805

Message text

Original transcript

ÉPICERIE CENTRALE
Gros et Détail
EDMOND CROCE
ST-MICHEL-DE-MAURIENNE (Savoie)

Priez de m'expédier immédiatement :
une c[aisse] de 24 bouteilles Pernod,
une c[aisse] de 24 [bouteilles] 1/2 [litre] d[it]o.

Salutations empressées.

E. Croce

Notes

Later annotations:
6808/9

Négt

90 j.

Message text

English translation

CENTRAL GROCERY
Wholesale and Retail
EDMOND CROCE
SAINT-MICHEL-DE-MAURIENNE (Savoie)

Please send me immediately one case of twenty-four bottles of Pernod and one case of twenty-four half-litre bottles of the same.

Yours sincerely.

E. Croce

Notes

Later annotations:
6808/9

Merchant

90 days

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Pernod
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Half-litre bottles
Edmond Croce
Pernod Fils
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
Pontarlier

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