Letter from Ed. Frachon to J. Mᵉ Frachon (1839)

NRA-L-000550 / 1839

Letter from Ed. Frachon to J. Mᵉ Frachon, 1839-05-16

Ed. Frachon writes to his father that he has abandoned plans to fetch François from hospital until François is fully recovered.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000550

NRA-L-000550 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-000550 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-000550
Date: 1839-05-16
Original date: Lyon 16 mai 1839
Type: Family correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Ed. Frachon
Recipient: J. Mᵉ Frachon
Places: Lyon / Annonay
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Documentary page 1; Documentary page 2; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000550.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel

Original transcript

Monsieur
Monsieur J. Mᵉ Frachon
à Annonay
ardéche

Address panel

English translation

Monsieur
Monsieur J. Mᵉ Frachon
in Annonay
Ardèche

Documentary page 2

Original transcript

Mon tres cher Pere

J'ai reçu hier ta lettre qui me dit de retarder mon départ je
crois que tu as raison car autrement il aurait fallu attendre trop
longtems, ce qui m'aurait trop derangé. J'en ai parlé a plusieurs
personne qui m'ont touts dit qu'on ne permettrait jamais que François
sortît de l'hopital avant qu'il ne fut entierrement rétabli, dans ce cas
la ma présence lui serait tout à fait inutile ainsi je ne songe plus
à aller le chercher il est inutile de m'en reparler. J'ai reçu mardi
matin sa lettre mais il ne me donne pas du tout de ses nouvelles
il me dit seulement que je lui ferais plaisir de l'aller voir a son écriture
j'ai pus reconnoitre qu'il était encore bien faible j'ai eu beaucoup de
peine a la lire je pense que mr Eugene Lioud vous dora de bonnes
nouvelles de lui, dans cette attente je vous embrasse de tout mon
cœur. Adieu

Ton fils qui t'aime
Ed. Frachon

Lyon 16 mai 1839

Documentary page 2

English translation

My very dear Father

I received your letter yesterday telling me to delay my departure. I believe you are right because otherwise it would have been necessary to wait too long, which would have inconvenienced me too much. I spoke about it to several people who all told me that they would never allow François to leave the hospital before he was completely recovered. In that case, my presence would be entirely useless to him, so I am no longer thinking of going to get him. It is useless to speak to me about it again. I received his letter on Tuesday morning, but he gives me no news at all about how he is. He only tells me that I would give him pleasure by going to see him. From his handwriting, I could recognize that he was still very weak. I had a lot of trouble reading it. I think that Mr. Eugene Lioud will give you good news of him. In this expectation, I embrace you with all my heart. Farewell.

Your son who loves you
Ed. Frachon

Lyon May 16, 1839

Discovery Terms

Hospitalization
Health
Travel plans
Frachon Family Correspondence

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