François Frachon to Elisabeth... (1839)

NRA-L-000475 / 1839

François Frachon to Elisabeth Frachon, 10 May 1839

François Frachon writes from the Val-de-Grâce hospital in Paris to his sister Elisabeth, reassuring her about his recovery, mentioning visitors and diet, and giving his exact military hospital address before his regiment departs.

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NRA-L-000475

NRA-L-000475 image 1 showing a folded address panel to Joseph Frachon in Annonay with circular postal marks, manuscript routing, folds and seal remnants. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000475 image 2 showing the first densely written page of a French family letter on cream paper with a Paris dateline and visible fold lines. — **Image 2**Letter text — Page 1.

NRA-L-000475 image 3 showing a further manuscript page naming François Frachon, with dense French cursive, folds and faint writing visible through the paper. — **Image 3**Letter text — Page 2.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000475
Date: 1839-05-10
Original date: Paris le 10 Mai
Type: Family correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: François Frachon
Recipient: Elisabeth Frachon
Places: Paris, France / Annonay, Ardèche
Extent: 3 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Letter text — Page 1; Letter text — Page 2; 3 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000475.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

Mademoiselle
Elisabeth frachon chez Monsieur jean
Marie frachon
Annonay
Département
de l'Ardèche

Address panel

English translation

Mademoiselle
Elisabeth Frachon c/o Monsieur Jean
Marie Frachon
Annonay
Department
of Ardèche

Letter text — Page 1

Original transcript

Paris le 10 Mai

ma très chère sœur j'ai recu ta lettre avec
beaucoup de plaisir elle me prouve tout l'interet que
tu me portes et je t'en remmercie. j'ai appris avec plaisir
que vous vous portes tous bien. j'espere que ce bien etre
continuera et que lorque j'ariverai ches nous
vous irez parfaitement. le temps me dure bien de vous
voir mais je vais bien maintent et j'espere que le temps
où je pourrai aller vous voir ne sera pas bien eloigné
Monsieur Liaud vient me voir asse souvent voici
plusieurs jours je l'attends demain ou après demain
ces visites me font beaucoup de plaisir je l'attends demain
ou après demain. ses visites me font beaucoup de
plaisir. j'ai ecrit le 4 a mon père j'attends sa reponse
avec impatience. depuis quelque jours on me donne
quelque chose a manger on me on me donne de
de la creme de riz j'espere que demain on me
donnera, quelque chose de plus substentielle
adieu ma tres chere sœur. je t'embrasse
comme je t'aime
ton frère cheri

Letter text — Page 1

English translation

Paris, May 10

My very dear sister, I received your letter with
much pleasure, it proves to me all the interest that
you bear for me and I thank you for it. I learned with pleasure
that you are all doing well. I hope that this well-being
will continue and that when I arrive at our home
you will be doing perfectly. The time feels very long for me to
see you but I am doing well now and I hope that the time
when I will be able to go see you will not be very far away.
Monsieur Liaud comes to see me quite often for
several days now I expect him tomorrow or the day after tomorrow
these visits give me a lot of pleasure I expect him tomorrow
or the day after tomorrow. His visits give me a lot of
pleasure. I wrote on the 4th to my father I am waiting for his reply
with impatience. For a few days they have been giving me
something to eat they give me they give me some
some rice cream I hope that tomorrow they will
give me, something more substantial
farewell my very dear sister. I kiss you
as I love you
your darling brother

Letter text — Page 2

Original transcript

f. frachon
voici ma veritable adresse
Monsieur françois frachon fourrier
au 30.e de ligne a l'hopital du val
de grace salle 17 numero 3 a Paris
Departement de la seine. j'ai oublié
de donner hier ma veritable adresse a Charles
voudrai tu prier papa de la lui communiquer
le plus tot possible il te prie de s'y conformer
le regiment devant quitter paris la lettre suivrait
le regiment et je l'aurai que huit ou quinze
jours après adieu je t'embrasse de nouveau

Letter text — Page 2

English translation

F. Frachon
here is my true address
Monsieur François Frachon, quartermaster
in the 30th line infantry regiment at the Val
de Grâce hospital, ward 17, number 3 in Paris
Department of the Seine. I forgot
to give my true address to Charles yesterday
would you ask Papa to give it to him
as soon as possible he asks him to comply with it
as the regiment is to leave Paris the letter would follow
the regiment and I would not get it until eight or fifteen
days later farewell I kiss you again

Discovery Terms

Health and illness
Military life
Hospitals
Family correspondence
Frachon Family Correspondence

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