Letter from Chas. Jones to Otard... (1820)

NRA-L-000441 / 1820

Letter from Chas. Jones to Otard Dupuy & Co withdrawing a brandy order because of high prices, 1820-06-27

Chas. Jones acknowledges Otard Dupuy & Co's report on the brandy market and withdraws his order rather than pay a high price without a clear cause, while expressing willingness to renew it under more favourable conditions.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000441

NRA-L-000441 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-000441 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-000441
Date: 1820-06-27
Original date: London 27 June 1820
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: English / en
Sender: Chas. Jones
Recipient: Otard Dupuy & Co
Places: London, England / Cognac, Charente, France / London–Cognac
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Letter text - page 1; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000441.

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Address panel

Original transcript

Messrs Otard Dupuy & Co.
Cognac
Charente
France

Notes

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Address and historical trade-house wording were checked against the authoritative address-panel image and are preserved as one entity.

Address panel

Readable English text

Messrs Otard Dupuy & Co.
Cognac
Charente
France

Notes

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

Letter text - page 1

Original transcript

London 27 June 1820

Messrs Otard & Co. Cognac.

Gentlemen

I recd your favor of the 16th Instant by which
I observe the state of your Brandy market, but as I
should be unwilling to pay a high price unless some
real cause existed, I shall beg to withdraw my order
for the present, it will however give me much
pleasure in renewing it at some more favourable period.

I remain Gentlemen
your Obdt Servt
Chas Jones

Letter text - page 1

Readable English text

London 27 June 1820

Messrs Otard & Co. Cognac.

Gentlemen

I recd your favor of the 16th Instant by which I observe the state of your Brandy market, but as I should be unwilling to pay a high price unless some real cause existed, I shall beg to withdraw my order for the present, it will however give me much pleasure in renewing it at some more favourable period.

I remain Gentlemen
your Obdt Servt
Chas Jones

Discovery Terms

Cognac trade
Commercial correspondence
Brandy orders
Order withdrawal
Brandy prices
Chas. Jones
Otard Dupuy & Co
London
Otard Dupuy
Britain

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