Letter from Frachon Dugas to Jn Mᵉ... (1840)

NRA-L-000521 / 1840

Letter from Frachon Dugas to Jn Mᵉ Frachon, 1840-12-29

A New Year's letter from Frachon Dugas to J. M. Frachon discussing health, a strict diet, and detailing the remittance of funds.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000521

NRA-L-000521 image 1 showing a folded address panel to a Frachon correspondent with postal marks, routing notes, seals and visible folds. — **Image 1**Address panel, postal evidence and retained annotations.

NRA-L-000521 image 2 showing a handwritten French letter continuation with closing, signature, later notes, folds and paper edges. — **Image 2**Letter text and closing.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000521
Date: 1840-12-29
Original date: Voiron le 29 Xbre 1840
Type: Family correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Frachon Dugas
Recipient: Jn Mᵉ Frachon
Places: Voiron / Annonay
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Documentary page 1; Documentary page 2; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000521.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

Monsieur
Jn Mᵉ Frachon
Annonay
ardèche

Address panel

English translation

Monsieur
Jn Mᵉ Frachon
Annonay
ardèche

Documentary page 2

Original transcript

Voiron le 29 Xbre 1840

Monsieur Jn Mie frachon à Annonay

Bonjour, Bonne année, je ne te détaille pas tous les vœux que je
forme pour toi et pour ta famille. tu connais mon Coeur et
Combien je désire que vs Soyez tous heureux. Ces vœux mon cher ami
Sont de tous les jours, et le principal est le rétablissement de ta Santé
aussi ne Saurais-je trop te recommander d'être bien Soumis et bien exact
aux prescriptions qu'on te fait pour ton régime. prends patience et
nous aurons bientôt le plaisir de te voir rétabli.

Je t'avais prié de faire Compter 50 f. à la mère d'Antoinette moulinier
de St Marcel, les as tu fait Compter. veuille me le dire afin d'en Créditer
ton Cte

Je te remet ci-joint 38,f 60 s/ toi
 201, 40 s/ Tournon
 ---
 Ensemble 240,f ,, dont je te prie me donner Crédit.

Ma femme qui avait été un peu malade va beaucoup mieux
elle doit Son rétablissemt à la rigueur de Son régime
Adieu mon cher ami, nous t'embrassons tous, nos amitiés à
ta femme et à ta petite que ma pte prie d'embrasser pour nous
frachon dugas

Notes

Editorial notes:
An embossed blind stamp reading 'FRACHON DUGAS' is visible in the top left corner of the sheet.

Documentary page 2

English translation

Voiron, 29 December 1840

Mr. Jn Mie Frachon in Annonay

Good day, Happy New Year. I will not detail to you all the wishes I form for you and for your family. You know my heart and how much I desire that you all be happy. These wishes, my dear friend, are for every day, and the principal one is the recovery of your health, so I cannot recommend too highly that you be very submissive and very exact to the prescriptions given to you for your diet. Have patience and we will soon have the pleasure of seeing you recovered.

I had asked you to have 50 francs paid to the mother of Antoinette Moulinier of St Marcel; have you had them paid? Please tell me so that I may credit your account for it.

I remit to you herewith 38.60 f drawn on you
201.40 drawn on Tournon
---
Together 240 f, for which I pray you to give me credit.

My wife, who had been a little sick, is much better; she owes her recovery to the strictness of her diet.
Farewell my dear friend, we all embrace you. Our regards to your wife and to your little one, whom my little one asks to embrace for us.
Frachon Dugas

Notes

Editorial notes:
An embossed blind stamp reading 'FRACHON DUGAS' is visible in the top left corner of the sheet.

Discovery Terms

Health and medicine
Personal finance
Family correspondence
Frachon Family Correspondence

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