Postcard from Barbat-Bassé to Pernod... (1894)

NRA-L-000365 / 1894

Postcard from Barbat-Bassé to Pernod Fils ordering two cases of Pernod absinthe for Montluçon station, July 18, 1894

Barbat-Bassé orders one twenty-four-litre case and one twelve-and-a-half-litre case of Pernod absinthe on the usual terms for shipment by slow freight to Montluçon station.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000365

NRA-L-000365 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-000365 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-000365
Date: 1894-07-18
Original date: Montluçon, 18 juillet 1894
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Barbat-Bassé
Recipient: Maison Pernod Fils
Places: Montluçon, France / Montluçon station, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000365.

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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 fils
à Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
MONTLUCON / 7E 18 / JUIL / 94 / ALLIER
MONTLUCON / 7E 18 / JUIL / 94 / ALLIER
PONTARLIER / 7E 19 / JUIL / 94 / DOUBS

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

POSTCARD
This side is exclusively reserved for the address.

Maison Pernod fils
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
MONTLUCON / 7E 18 / JUIL / 94 / ALLIER
MONTLUCON / 7E 18 / JUIL / 94 / ALLIER
PONTARLIER / 7E 19 / JUIL / 94 / DOUBS

Message text

Original transcript

Montluçon, 18 juillet 1894
(Allier)

Maison Pernod fils
à Pontarlier

Veuillez m'expédier de suite, P.V., gare Montluçon :
1 c[aisse] 24 litres absinthe Pernod
1 c[aisse] 12 1/2 litres id[em]
Conditions d'usage.

Recevez mes salutations.

Barbat-Bassé [lecture probable]

Message text

English translation

Montluçon, 18 July 1894
(Allier)

Maison Pernod fils
Pontarlier

Please send me immediately by slow freight to Montluçon station one case containing twenty-four litres of Pernod absinthe and one case containing twelve and a half litres of the same, on the usual terms.

Yours sincerely.

Barbat-Bassé [probable reading]

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Pernod
Orders
Cases
Litres
Slow freight
Barbat-Bassé
Pernod Fils
Montluçon
Pontarlier

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