Letter from Curlier Frères & Cie to... (1872)

NRA-L-000449 / 1872

Letter from Curlier Frères & Cie to A. Lalande & Cie concerning a draft, earlier invoices and an account transfer, 1872-05-24

Curlier Frères & Cie, successors to F. Courvoisier & Curlier Frères, provide A. Lalande & Cie with requested account clarifications. The securely legible passages concern a draft, earlier invoices and a proposed transfer; several names, dates and accounting clauses in the faint handwriting remain explicitly unresolved.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000449

NRA-L-000449 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-000449 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-000449
Date: 1872-05-24
Original date: Jarnac-Cognac le 24 Mai 1872
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Curlier Frères & Cie
Recipient: A. Lalande & Cie
Places: Jarnac, Charente, France / Bordeaux, Gironde, France / Jarnac–Bordeaux
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Letter text - page 1; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000449.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

Messieurs A. Lalande & Cie
Négts
94 Quai des Chartrons
Bordeaux
(Gironde)

Notes

Editorial notes:
The address, corrections in the historical address and correspondent form were checked against the authoritative address-panel image; postal markings are not expanded into a public numerical dump.

Address panel

English translation

Messrs. A. Lalande & Co.
Merchants
94 Quai des Chartrons
Bordeaux
(Gironde)

Notes

Editorial notes:
The address, corrections in the historical address and correspondent form were checked against the authoritative address-panel image; postal markings are not expanded into a public numerical dump.

Letter text - page 1

Original transcript

[En-tête imprimé : F. COURVOISIER & CURLIER FRÈRES / CURLIER FRÈRES & Cie / Successeurs / JARNAC-COGNAC]

Jarnac-Cognac, le 24 Mai 1872

Nous venons vous donner les
éclaircissements que vous nous demandez [?] par
votre missive du 8 [?] du courant.
Veuillez disposer par traite sur notre
Maison de [lieu difficile à lire], pour le montant
de ce qui vous est dû par M. [nom difficile à lire].
À ce sujet, M. [nom difficile à lire]
nous fait remarquer que le 21 Septembre
[passage comptable difficile à lire]
et qu'à cette même date il se serait empressé de
vous régler également votre facture du
28 Juillet 1868 [?], si vous aviez bien voulu la
lui présenter.
D'après ceci, sauf maintenant [?]
d'objection de votre part, notre prochain
virement de fr. [2 944,55 ?] [fin de phrase difficile à lire].
Nous vous prions d'agréer, Messieurs,
nos bien cordiales et empressées salutations.

Curlier frères & Cie

Notes

Editorial notes:
Codex independently reviewed the original-color image and supporting variants; unclear clauses are marked explicitly instead of being completed mechanically.

Letter text - page 1

English translation

[Printed letterhead: F. COURVOISIER & CURLIER FRÈRES / CURLIER FRÈRES & Co. / Successors / JARNAC-COGNAC]

Jarnac-Cognac, 24 May 1872

We are writing to give you the
clarifications you requested [?] in
your letter of the 8th [?] of the current month.
Please draw by draft on our
house in [place difficult to read], for the amount
owed to you by Mr [name difficult to read].
In this connection, Mr [name difficult to read]
points out to us that on 21 September
[accounting passage difficult to read]
and that on that same date he would also have been ready to
settle your invoice of
28 July 1868 [?], if you had been willing to
present it to him.
Accordingly, unless there is now [?]
an objection on your part, our next
transfer of fr. [2,944.55 ?] [end of sentence difficult to read].
Please accept, Gentlemen,
our very cordial and attentive greetings.

Curlier Brothers & Co.

Notes

Editorial notes:
Codex independently reviewed the original-color image and supporting variants; unclear clauses are marked explicitly instead of being completed mechanically.

Discovery Terms

Cognac trade
Commercial correspondence
Account clarification
Bills of exchange
Invoices
Remittances
Curlier Frères & Cie
F. Courvoisier & Curlier Frères
A. Lalande & Cie
Jarnac
Bordeaux
Courvoisier
France — domestic trade

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