Letter from Laure Maniquet to Marc... (1839)

NRA-L-000484 / 1839

Letter from Laure Maniquet to Marc Frachon, 1839-10-06

Laure Maniquet writes to her uncle Marc Frachon from Voiron, urges him to visit the family and asks him to send household provisions to Les Roches at Rive-de-Gier.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000484

NRA-L-000484 image 1 showing an unfolded sheet with pale French letter text and an address panel to a Frachon correspondent in Annonay, with folds, postal marks and seal traces. — **Image 1**Letter text, address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000484 image 2 showing the continuation of a pale French letter across an unfolded sheet, with an account-like list, closing, signature and circular postal marks. — **Image 2**Letter text continuation, account notes and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000484
Date: 1839-10-06
Original date: Voiron 6 octobre 1839
Type: Family correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Laure Maniquet
Recipient: Marc Frachon
Places: Voiron / Annonay, Ardèche
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Letter text and address panel — Side 1; Letter text continuation and postal evidence — Side 2; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000484.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

Monsieur
Monsieur Marc Frachon
à Annonay
Ardèche

Address panel

English translation

Monsieur
Monsieur Marc Frachon
at Annonay
Ardèche

Letter text - Image 1

Original transcript

Mon cher oncle

Je suis venue à Voiron avec Maman j'éprouve
un grand plaisir à me trouver auprès de mes bons
parents qui le partagent et mon père dit vingt fois dans
la journée qu'il serait bien heureux s'il avait ta
visite. L'oncle Brugère vient nous voir et passe
par Annonay ne pourais tu pas, cher oncle, venir
avec lui, je ne puis pas te rendre le plaisir que
tu nous ferais à tous. Mon père a écrit au cousin
Thomas Duret de t'y engager, pensant qu'il auroit
plus d'influence sur toi. Mon père dit: il va

Letter text - Image 1

English translation

My dear uncle,

I came to Voiron with Mom, I feel
great pleasure finding myself with my good
parents who share it, and my father says twenty times a
day that he would be very happy if he had your
visit. Uncle Brugère is coming to see us and is passing
through Annonay, could you not, dear uncle, come
with him, I cannot describe to you the pleasure that
you would give to us all. My father wrote to cousin
Thomas Duret to urge you to do so, thinking he would have
more influence on you. My father says: he is going to

Letter text continuation and postal evidence — Side 2

Original transcript

opposer ses vendanges, mais bon oncle les
vendanges seront faites lorsque l'oncle Brugère partira
fais ce plaisir à mon père et à nous tous. Mon
Mari sera ici, il aura un bien grand plaisir de faire
ta connaissance.

Je viens te donner, mon cher oncle un peu
d'embarras, j'ai besoin de quelques provisions de ménage
que je te prie de m'adresser. Mais je voudrais que tu
ne m'en fis l'envoi que lorsque je serai aux Roches,
c'est à dire à la fin d'octobre p.

Voici ce que je te prie de m'adresser
60 livres savon gris } environ
50 id. savon blanc }
150 id. Sucre belle qualité se fondant bien
2 Cartes haricots blancs
1 Carte orge perlé
25 livres avoine gruée
25 livres lentilles
20 livres poid du pays
12 livres chocolat
un peu de vanille et un peu de Canelle

Je t'écrirai plutard pour ma provision d'huile
d'olive.

Voilà bien de l'embarras mon cher oncle, je t'en
demande pardon. je te prie de m'adresser cela
aux Roches - Rive de Gier franco de port.

Adieu mon cher oncle je t'embrasse bien
ainsi que ma tante francois et Elisabeth.
Ta soumise et affectionnée nièce
Laure Maniquet

Mon pappa et maman se joignent à moi
pour t'embrasser ainsi que ma Tante

Voiron 6 octobre 1839

Letter text continuation and postal evidence — Side 2

English translation

use his grape harvest as an excuse, but good uncle the
harvest will be done when uncle Brugère leaves,
do this favor for my father and for us all. My
Husband will be here, he will have a very great pleasure to make
your acquaintance.

I come to give you, my dear uncle, a little
trouble, I need some household supplies
that I beg you to send me. But I would like you
to only send them when I am at les Roches,
that is to say at the end of next October.

Here is what I beg you to send me
60 pounds grey soap } approximately
50 id. white soap }
150 id. Sugar fine quality melting well
2 Cartes white beans
1 Carte pearl barley
25 pounds crushed oats
25 pounds lentils
20 pounds local peas
12 pounds chocolate
a little vanilla and a little cinnamon

I will write to you later for my supply of olive
oil.

Here is a lot of trouble my dear uncle, I ask
your pardon. I beg you to send this to me
at les Roches - Rive de Gier postage paid.

Farewell my dear uncle I kiss you well
as well as my aunt francois and Elisabeth.
Your submissive and affectionate niece
Laure Maniquet

My papa and mom join me
in kissing you as well as my Aunt

Voiron 6 October 1839

Discovery Terms

Family correspondence
Travel
Household supplies
Food provisions
Frachon Family Correspondence

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