Letter from Jopp & Co to Otard Dupuy... (1876)

NRA-L-000427 / 1876

Letter from Jopp & Co to Otard Dupuy & Co concerning Trinidad brandy shipments, breakage and competition, 1876-01-27

Richard Finlayson, signing per procuration for Jopp & Co, reports on expected shipments of bottled and cask brandy to Trinidad, discusses breakage in flasks, weak demand for the remaining stock and competition from lower-priced cognac houses. The address-side docket appears to contain a separate Tintagnac & Co attribution, whose exact relationship remains unresolved.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000427

NRA-L-000427 image 1 showing the folded manuscript address panel on cream paper, with the written delivery address, postal markings and closure evidence. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000427 image 2 showing page 1 of the English commercial letter on cream paper, including the closing and signature. — **Image 2**Letter text and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000427
Date: 1876-01-27
Original date: Trinidad 27th Jany 1876
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: English / en
Sender: Jopp & Co
Recipient: Otard Dupuy & Co
Places: Trinidad / Cognac, Charente, France / Trinidad–Cognac
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Letter text - page 1; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000427.

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Transcript and readable English text

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Address panel

Original transcript

Messrs Otard Dupuy & Co
Cognac
France

Notes

Editorial notes:
Address and trade-house wording were verified against the authoritative address-panel image and are preserved as one entity.

Address panel

Readable English text

Messrs Otard Dupuy & Co
Cognac
France

Notes

Editorial notes:
Address and trade-house wording were verified against the authoritative address-panel image and are preserved as one entity.

Letter text - page 1

Original transcript

p mail Trinidad 27th Jany 1876.

Messrs Otard Dupuy & Co
Cognac. France.

Dear Sirs,
I am in receipt of your valued favor of 5th
Current and carefully note contents.
Your shipment of 150 Cases Quarts 25 Flasks
and 25 1/2 Flasks shall have my attention on
arrival, next mail will doubtless bring me shipping
documents. The 1/2 Flasks are very saleable. I have
hitherto abstained from recommending your shipping this
size as I feared the breakage would be increased. The
proportion of breakage in the Flasks has always been
large but I trust your future shipments will be
more fortunate. Gautier Frères & [another competitor's name unclear],
still continue to ship largely and monopolize a
large portion of the trade. their low price is a great
inducement to purchasers. Having still a portion
of your last shipment on hand I am prevented sending
order but hope to do so very shortly.
Your shipment of 75cs Brandy in Wood shall
have my careful attention on arrival and will I
trust meet a good market.
asking reference to Enclosed current for other
particulars.
I am dear Sirs
Yours faithfully
Richd Finlayson
p.p. Jopp & Co.

Notes

Editorial notes:
An unclear competitor name is left explicitly unresolved instead of being promoted to a false authority identity.

Letter text - page 1

Readable English text

per mail Trinidad 27th January 1876.

Messrs Otard Dupuy & Co
Cognac. France.

Dear Sirs,
I am in receipt of your valued favor of 5th
Current and carefully note contents.
Your shipment of 150 Cases Quarts 25 Flasks
and 25 1/2 Flasks shall have my attention on
arrival, next mail will doubtless bring me shipping
documents. The 1/2 Flasks are very saleable. I have
hitherto abstained from recommending your shipping this
size as I feared the breakage would be increased. The
proportion of breakage in the Flasks has always been
large but I trust your future shipments will be
more fortunate. Gautier Frères & [another competitor's name unclear],
still continue to ship largely and monopolize a
large portion of the trade. their low price is a great
inducement to purchasers. Having still a portion
of your last shipment on hand I am prevented sending
order but hope to do so very shortly.
Your shipment of 75cs Brandy in Wood shall
have my careful attention on arrival and will I
trust meet a good market.
asking reference to Enclosed current for other
particulars.
I am dear Sirs
Yours faithfully
Richd Finlayson
per procurationem Jopp & Co

Notes

Editorial notes:
An unclear competitor name is left explicitly unresolved instead of being promoted to a false authority identity.

Discovery Terms

Cognac trade
Commercial correspondence
Brandy shipments
Bottle breakage
Market competition
Gautier Frères
Otard Dupuy & Co
Jopp & Co
Richard Finlayson
Trinidad
Otard Dupuy
Caribbean

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