Letter from E. Frachon to Jn Mᵉ Frachon (1839)

NRA-L-000544 / 1839

Letter from E. Frachon to Jn Mᵉ Frachon, 1839-10-19

E. Frachon writes to his mother about his father's umbrella, dirty laundry, shoes, Babet's health, the grape harvest and Vincent.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000544

NRA-L-000544 image 1 showing a folded address panel to a Frachon correspondent with postal marks, routing notes, seals, folds and retained annotations. — **Image 1**Address panel, postal evidence and retained annotations.

NRA-L-000544 image 2 showing a handwritten French letter with dateline, manuscript text, closing, signature, folds and paper edges. — **Image 2**Letter text and closing.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000544
Date: 1839-10-19
Original date: Lyon 19 octobre 1839
Type: Family correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: E. Frachon
Recipient: Jn Mᵉ Frachon
Places: Lyon / Annonay
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Documentary page 1; Documentary page 2; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000544.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

Monsieur
Monsieur Jn Mᵉ Frachon
à Annonay
Ardèche

Address panel

English translation

Monsieur
Monsieur Jn Mᵉ Frachon
at Annonay
Ardèche

Documentary page 2

Original transcript

Ma très chère mère

Je remets à la diligence de ce jour le parapluie du père
et un paquet contenant mon linge sale et une paire de souliers
que je te prie de faire ressemeler en recommandant au cordonnier
de mettre un rang de clous, la dernière fois il n'en avait point mis
du tout. Je pense que Babet va mieux je l'apprendrai avec plaisir
vous devez avoir terminé vos vendanges, je souhaite qu'elles vous soient
bonnes et qu'elles se soient faites heureusement. voilà déjà quelque temps
que je n'ai point eu des nouvelles de Vincent, je te prie de m'en donner
si vous en avez reçu.

Adieu je vous embrasse tous de tout mon cœur

Ton fils qui t'aime bien
E. Frachon

Lyon 19 octobre 1839

Documentary page 2

English translation

My dearest mother

I am handing over to today's diligence father's umbrella
and a package containing my dirty laundry and a pair of shoes
that I ask you to have resoled, recommending to the shoemaker
to put a row of nails, last time he didn't put any
at all. I think that Babet is better I will be pleased to learn it
you must have finished your harvests, I wish they are
good for you and that they were done happily. it has already been some time
that I have not had any news of Vincent, I ask you to give me some
if you have received any.

Farewell I kiss you all with all my heart

Your son who loves you very much
E. Frachon

Lyon 19 October 1839

Discovery Terms

Family correspondence
Clothing and dress
Agriculture
Health
Frachon Family Correspondence

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