Letter from Frachon Dugas to Marie... (1840)

NRA-L-000513 / 1840

Letter from Frachon Dugas to Marie Frachon, 1840-02-16

Frachon Dugas announces the birth of Laure's son, Marius Vincent, and records that his godmother is Madame Maniquet.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000513

NRA-L-000513 image 1 showing a folded address panel to a Frachon correspondent with postal marks, routing notations and paper folds. — **Image 1**Address panel, postal evidence and retained annotations.

NRA-L-000513 image 2 showing a handwritten French letter continuation with closing, signature, annotations, folds and paper edges. — **Image 2**Letter text, closing and retained annotations.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000513
Date: 1840-02-16
Original date: Voiron le 16 février 1840
Type: Family correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Frachon Dugas
Recipient: Marie Frachon
Places: Voiron / Annonay
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Documentary page 1; Documentary page 2; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000513.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

A Madame
Marie Frachon
à Annonay

Address panel

English translation

A Madame
Marie Frachon
at Annonay

Documentary page 2

Original transcript

Voiron le 16 fevrier 1840

Laure a fait hier soir a 9 heure
un gros garcon
La Mere & l'enfant vont bien
Le petit a déja teté plusieurs fois j'espere
que ma fille poura nourrir avec succes
adieu
Frachon Dugas

Ce Petit S'apelera Marius Vincent cest
son nom a la Mairie
Marie elle le tient aussi De Sa Marraine Mme
Maniquet

Documentary page 2

English translation

Voiron the 16 February 1840

Laure had a big boy yesterday evening at 9 o'clock
The Mother & the child are doing well
The little one has already nursed several times I hope
that my daughter will be able to nurse with success
farewell
Frachon Dugas

This Little one will be called Marius Vincent this is
his name at the Town Hall
Marie she takes it also From his godmother Madame
Maniquet

Discovery Terms

Birth
Family
Health
Frachon Family Correspondence

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