Letter to G. Gautier l'aîné concerning...

NRA-L-000387

Letter to G. Gautier l'aîné concerning timber prices

An undated commercial note to G. Gautier l'aîné in Cognac listing current prices for Silesian and Brandenburg pipe staves and the bank agio applied to cash payment.

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NRA-L-000387

NRA-L-000387 image 1 showing the folded address panel to G. Gautier l'aîné in Cognac, with sealing remnants and handwritten annotations. — **Image 1**Address panel, sealing remnants and handwritten annotations.

NRA-L-000387 image 2 showing handwritten French letter text with price calculations, closing lines and physical losses in the folded sheet. — **Image 2**Letter text with price calculations and closing.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000387
Date: undated
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Recipient: G. Gautier l'aîné
Places: Hamburg / Cognac / Hamburg–Cognac
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Letter text and commercial notes; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000387.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

A Monsieur
Monsieur G. Gautier Lainé
Negt.
à Coignac

Address panel

English translation

To Mr.
Mr. G. Gautier the Elder
Merchant
in Cognac

Letter text and commercial notes

Original transcript

Pipaille de Silesie de 5 1/2 Pieds d'jcy Mls 360 a 370 Court.
do . . . . . . . do . . . . 4 1/2 do . . . . . . . . 250 a 260. do
Pipaille du Brandebourg de 5 1/2 Pieds Mls 330 a 350 do
do . . . . . . . do . . . . . . . 4 1/2 Pieds . . 230 a 240 do.
N.B. Le Bois Se vend jcy en argent Courant et
Se paye Comptant en Banque a 15 a 16 p%
d'agio
Bien de mes Compliments S.V.P. a Monsieur Sysling
toute sa famille se porte parfaittemt. bien

Letter text and commercial notes

English translation

Silesian pipe staves of 5 1/2 feet here Mls 360 to 370 current.
ditto . . . . . . . ditto . . . . 4 1/2 ditto . . . . . . . . 250 to 260. ditto
Brandenburg pipe staves of 5 1/2 feet Mls 330 to 350 ditto
ditto . . . . . . . ditto . . . . . . . 4 1/2 feet . . 230 to 240 ditto.
N.B. Wood is sold here in current money and
is paid cash in Bank at 15 to 16 percent
agio
Many of my compliments please to Mr. Sysling
all his family is perfectly well

Discovery Terms

Cognac trade
Gautier
Timber trade
Pipe staves
Prices
Hamburg

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