Letter from Unidentified... (1839)

NRA-L-000537 / 1839

Letter from Unidentified correspondent to Jn Mᵉ Frachon, 1839-05-19

An unsigned forwarding letter and Val-de-Grâce hospital bulletin report on the health of a young non-commissioned officer named Frachon.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000537

NRA-L-000537 image 1 showing a folded French letter combining manuscript text, address panel, postal marks and retained annotations. — **Image 1**Combined letter text, address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000537 image 2 showing a handwritten French letter page with manuscript text, annotations and visible fold lines. — **Image 2**Letter text — Page 1.

NRA-L-000537 image 3 showing an enclosed manuscript or official document retained with the correspondence, including its headings, folds and paper edges. — **Image 3**Enclosed documentary text.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000537
Date: 1839-05-19
Type: Family correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Unidentified correspondent
Recipient: Jn Mᵉ Frachon
Places: Paris / Annonay
Extent: 3 documentary sides: Documentary page 1; Documentary page 2; Documentary page 3; 3 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000537.

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Transcript and English translation

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Address panel

Original transcript

Monsieur
Monsieur Jn Mᵉ Frachon
Annonay
Ardèche

Address panel

English translation

Monsieur
Monsieur Jn Mᵉ Frachon
Annonay
Ardèche

Letter text - Image 1

Original transcript

L'officier Principal du Val de
Grâce s'empresse d'envoyer à Monsieur
le Baron Boissy d'anglas
le bulletin de la santé du Sr fanchon
qu'il a fait demander par M. Vauthier;
et il a l'honneur de lui présenter ses
très humbles respects
Paris, le 8 mai 1839.

le bulletin ci-joint a été fait par
M. de Chambret, le médecin traitant
le malade.

voilà, mon cher concitoyen, le bulletin de
M. votre neveu, qui a été bien malade
mais qui est encore mieux maintenant

Letter text - Image 1

English translation

The Principal Officer of the Val de
Grâce hastens to send to Monsieur
the Baron Boissy d'Anglas
the bulletin on the health of Sr Fanchon
that he had requested through M. Vauthier;
and he has the honor of presenting him his
very humble respects
Paris, May 8, 1839.

the attached bulletin was made by
M. de Chambret, the doctor treating
the patient.

here is, my dear fellow citizen, the bulletin of
M. your nephew, who has been very sick
but who is even better now

Documentary page 2

Original transcript

nous en aurons des plus grands soins.
Agréez mes salutations bien
amicales.
[signature]

Documentary page 2

English translation

we will take the greatest care of him.
Accept my very friendly
greetings.
[signature]

Documentary page 3

Original transcript

1ère Div.on Milon
Place de Paris.

Hôpital Militaire de Perfectionnement
du Val-de-Grâce.

N.o 

Paris, le 10. mai — 1839

Sr frachon

Le jeune Sous-officier a bien passé
la nuit, n'a point eu de paroxisme ;
Sa légère alimentation de la journée
précédente a très bien reussi, il commce
a avoir de l'appétit, mais il
conserve encore beaucoup de soif

Documentary page 3

English translation

1st Military Division
Place de Paris.

Military Hospital of Perfecting
of Val-de-Grâce.

No.

Paris, May 10 — 1839

Sr frachon

The young non-commissioned officer spent a good
night, had no paroxysm;
His light diet of the preceding
day has succeeded very well, he begins
to have an appetite, but he
still retains a lot of thirst

Discovery Terms

Medical condition
Military hospital
Frachon Family Correspondence

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