Postcard from Henri Faivre to Pernod... (1898)

NRA-L-000374 / 1898

Postcard from Henri Faivre to Pernod Fils sending six empty casks for refilling and ordering one hundred litres of absinthe, December 9, 1898

Henri Faivre sends six empty casks to Maison Pernod Fils for refilling and asks for their return with an additional one hundred litres of absinthe in cases.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000374

NRA-L-000374 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-000374 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-000374
Date: 1898-12-09
Original date: Montbéliard, le 9 Xbre 98
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Henri Faivre
Recipient: Maison Pernod Fils
Places: Montbéliard, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000374.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

Maison Pernod fils
Absinthe
à Pontarlier
Doubs

Address panel

English translation

Maison Pernod fils
Absinthe
Pontarlier
Doubs

Message text

Original transcript

Maison Pernod fils, Pontarlier,

Je vous adresse ce jour, franco grande vitesse,
6 fûts vides à remplir d'absinthe et
que je vous prie de me retourner le plus
tôt possible en petite vitesse.
Vous ajouterez à cet envoi 100 litres absinthe
en caisses.

Recevez mes salutations empressées.

Henri FAIVRE
MONTBÉLIARD (Doubs)

Montbéliard, le 9 Xbre 98.

Message text

English translation

Maison Pernod fils, Pontarlier,

Today I am sending you, carriage paid by fast freight, six empty casks to be filled with absinthe. Please return them to me as soon as possible by slow freight and add one hundred litres of absinthe in cases to this shipment.

Yours sincerely.

Henri FAIVRE
MONTBÉLIARD (Doubs)

Montbéliard, 9 December 1898.

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Casks
Returns
Cases
Litres
Rail transport
Henri Faivre
Pernod Fils
Montbéliard
Pontarlier

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