Letter from John Currie to Otard... (1818)

NRA-L-000438 / 1818

Letter from John Currie to Otard Dupuy & Co concerning an order for 50 hogsheads and shipment by the Iris to Jamaica, 1818-09-26

John Currie forwards an order for 50 hogsheads of brandy at a stated maximum price, requests loading on the Iris before 11 November for the Jamaica trade, reports a planned visit to Bristol and lists quantities of cognac held in bond before adding a note about falling French brandy prices.

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NRA-L-000438

NRA-L-000438 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-000438 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-000438
Date: 1818-09-26
Original date: Londres 26 Sep 1818
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: John Currie
Recipient: Otard Dupuy & Co
Places: London, England / Cognac, Charente, France / London–Cognac; planned cargo Cognac–Bristol–Jamaica
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Letter text - page 1; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000438.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

Messieurs
Otard Dupuy & Ce
Cognac

Notes

Editorial notes:
Address and historical trade-house wording were checked against the authoritative address-panel image and are preserved as one entity.
Show-through from the opposite side was excluded from the address-panel transcript; only marks physically written on the address side belong there.

Address panel

English translation

Messrs.
Otard Dupuy & Co.
Cognac

Notes

Editorial notes:
Address and historical trade-house wording were checked against the authoritative address-panel image and are preserved as one entity.
Show-through from the opposite side was excluded from the address-panel transcript; only marks physically written on the address side belong there.

Letter text - page 1

Original transcript

Londres 26 Sep 1818
Messieurs,

J'ai l'extreme honneur de vous faire a present a vs transmettre l'ordre
de Mess Buckles & B pour 50 Hogs Eaud. de vie faits present les
obtenir a ne pas exceder f 330. de bonne qualité & les charger sur
L'Iris a condition que ce navire partira avant le 11 novr
c/ epoque est bien reculée & sans doute il ne sera pas
necessaire d'attendre jusque la –
Demain je vais a Bristol je ferai mon possible pour
vs y etre utile. Mess Butler m'y ont engagés pour favoriser
de L'Iris pour s/ Jamaique. Je crois que Martell & May y sont
pour etre de retour ici le 30.
Je viens d'obtenir le Stock en bond total 5757 Pcs dont a
vue d'oeil 3000 etans sont Cognac. Les proprietaires sont
H[en]d[erso]n 1381. Buckles 640. Rack 255. Arb. 184
dont

Letter text - page 1

English translation

London 26 Sep 1818
Gentlemen
Otard Dupuy & Cognac

I have the extreme honor to transmit to you now the order
from Messrs Buckles & B for 50 Hogsheads of brandy, to be obtained at present
at a price not to exceed f 330. of good quality & to load them on
The Iris on condition that this ship will leave before the 11th of Nov.
this date is quite far off & without doubt it will not be
necessary to wait until then –
Tomorrow I am going to Bristol I will do my best to
be useful to you there. Messrs Butler have engaged me there to promote
The Iris for Jamaica. I believe that Martell & May are there
to be back here on the 30th.
I have just obtained the Stock in bond total 5757 Pieces of which at
a glance 3000 are Cognac. The owners are
H[en]d[erso]n 1381. Buckles 640. Rack 255. Arb. 184
of which

Discovery Terms

Cognac trade
Commercial correspondence
Brandy orders
Hogsheads
Iris (ship)
Jamaica trade
Bonded stock
Brandy prices
John Currie
Otard Dupuy & Co
London
Bristol
Jamaica
Otard Dupuy
Britain

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