Letter from J. F. to Jn Mᵉ Frachon... (1839)

NRA-L-000503 / 1839

Letter from J. F. to Jn Mᵉ Frachon, 19 April 1839

A personal letter discussing travel plans, arranging for horses to be sent for the recipient's journey, and mentioning upcoming wedding guests.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000503

NRA-L-000503 image 1 showing a folded address panel to a Frachon correspondent with postal marks, routing notations and paper folds. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000503 image 2 showing a handwritten French letter page with manuscript text and visible fold lines. — **Image 2**Letter text — Page 1.

NRA-L-000503 image 3 showing handwritten French correspondence with its closing and enclosed or appended text. — **Image 3**Letter text, closing and enclosed or appended text.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000503
Date: 1839-04-19
Original date: Voiron le 19 Avril 1839
Type: Family correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: J. F.
Recipient: Jn Mᵉ Frachon
Places: Voiron / Annonay
Extent: 3 documentary sides: Documentary page 1; Documentary page 2; Documentary page 3; 3 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000503.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

A Monsieur
Jn Mᵉ Frachon
à Annonay

Address panel

English translation

To Monsieur
Jn Mᵉ Frachon
at Annonay

Documentary page 2

Original transcript

Voiron le 19 Avril 1839

Mon ami

La lettre du 17 Ct me comble de joie. J'aurai
donc le plaisir de vous embrasser ici et je te remercie
au nom de laure de ma femme et de moi du plaisir
que vous nous procurerez.
obligé comme je te l'ai dit de partir le
jour [strikethrough] lendemain de noce pour accompagner laure
a Rives de giers, nous serons obligé de
vous laisser ici, pendant quelques jours mais
nous vous y rejoindrons bien vite.
Je vous prie en grace de venir
le plutot possible. Dites moi par le retour du
Courrier quel jour il faut vous envoyer
des chevaux a Marcilloles, il faut que je
les fasse partir la veille.
Je pense que vous partirez samedi ou
au plutard mercredi. pour que j'ai le tems
de vous envoyer des chevaux. mais si vous
preniez la Route de vienne il faudrait encore
m'écrire pour que j'aille vs chercher aux lacheina
pres moiran

Documentary page 2

English translation

Voiron, April 19, 1839

My friend,

The letter of the 17th inst. fills me with joy. I will therefore have the pleasure of embracing you here, and I thank you on behalf of Laure, my wife, and myself for the pleasure you will bring us.
Obliged, as I told you, to leave the day after the wedding to accompany Laure to Rive-de-Gier, we will be forced to leave you here for a few days, but we will rejoin you very soon.
I beg you to come as soon as possible. Tell me by return mail what day I should send horses to Marcilloles; I must send them off the day before.
I think you will leave on Saturday or at the latest on Wednesday, so that I have time to send you horses. But if you take the road to Vienne, you would still have to write to me so that I can go pick you up at [Lacheina?] near Moirans.

Documentary page 3

Original transcript

Je ne conçoit pas que Jean marie
ne m'aye pas fait sçavoir le jour de
votre depart & ne m'aye pas indiqué
le jours ou je devais vs adresser des
chevaux.
votre voyage vs fera a tous
beaucoup de bien a moi depuis ce
matin que j'en suis instruit, je vaux
beaucoup mieux
adieu
JF
Il ne nous vient point de
dames de Lyon que la mere de M
Massignat

Documentary page 3

English translation

I cannot conceive why Jean Marie did not let me know the day of your departure & did not indicate to me the days on which I should send you the horses.
Your journey will do you all a lot of good; as for me, since this morning when I was informed of it, I feel much better.
Farewell,
JF

No ladies are coming to us from Lyon except the mother of Mr. Massignat.

Discovery Terms

Travel arrangements
Family news
Weddings
Frachon Family Correspondence

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