Commercial letter to Gauthier Mère et... (1812)

NRA-L-000431 / 1812

Commercial letter to Gauthier Mère et Fils concerning goods and transport arrangements, 1812-03-18

A commercial correspondent at Saint-Estèphe writes to Gauthier Mère et Fils at Aigre about goods intended for their warehouses and, in a postscript, transport arrangements with Gauthier aîné. Several quantity and commodity readings remain uncertain.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000431

NRA-L-000431 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-000431 image 2 showing page 1 of the French commercial letter on cream paper, including the closing and signature. — **Image 2**Letter text and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000431
Date: 1812-03-18
Original date: St-Estèphe, 18 mars 1812
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Unidentified commercial correspondent [signature unclear]
Recipient: Gauthier Mère et Fils
Places: Saint-Estèphe, France [department uncertain] / Aigre, Charente, France / Saint-Estèphe–Aigre
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Letter text - page 1; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000431.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

Messieurs
Gauthier Mère et fils
Aigre

Notes

Editorial notes:
Address wording verified against the authoritative address-panel image; trade-house spelling is preserved as one entity.

Address panel

English translation

Messrs.
Gauthier Mère et Fils
Aigre

Notes

Editorial notes:
Address wording verified against the authoritative address-panel image; trade-house spelling is preserved as one entity.

Letter text - page 1

Original transcript

St-Estèphe, 18 mars 1812

Messieurs,

M. le D'heir vous amèneroit du [rouen ?] aujourd'hui.
Nous avons fait délivrer ordre à [Nancy ?] pour vous [12 à 13 — illisible]
pour vos magasins de notre [passage illisible] de Rouget.

P.S. Nous recevons à l'instant votre lettre c.te ; nous n'avons
que le tems de vous dire : si vous vous trouvez trop de voiture,
de vous entendre avec M. Gauthier aîné, qui les chargera de [illisible].

Notes

Editorial notes:
Codex image review replaced semantically impossible AI readings with explicit bracketed uncertainty; no missing wording was invented.

Letter text - page 1

English translation

Saint-Estèphe, 18 March 1812

Gentlemen,

Mr D'Heir would bring you some [Rouen goods?] today.
We had an order issued to [Nancy?] for you [12 to 13 — illegible]
for your warehouses from our [illegible passage] of Rouget.

P.S. We have just received your letter of the current month; we only
have time to tell you that, if you find yourselves short of carts,
you should make arrangements with Mr Gauthier senior, who will load them with [illegible].

Notes

Editorial notes:
Codex image review replaced semantically impossible AI readings with explicit bracketed uncertainty; no missing wording was invented.

Discovery Terms

Cognac trade
Commercial correspondence
Goods shipment
Transport arrangements
Gauthier Mère et Fils
Aigre
Saint-Estèphe
Gautier
France — domestic trade

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