NRA-L-000670 / 1793
Letter from Valérien Ranc to Louis-Marie Ranc, 26 September 1793
Valérien Ranc reports to his brother Louis-Marie on certificates being prepared in Quissac and Saint-Jean-de-Roque, a matter involving Julien, and money connected with wheat and a payment of eighty livres to Citizen La Garde. He closes with family greetings and remarks that the poor local paper makes his writing difficult to read.
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Transcript and English translation
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Original transcript
Au citoyen
louis. marie. ranc,
au jardin de la citoyene veuve boyer
vis a vis, la merci,
A Montpellier
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English translation
To Citizen
Louis-Marie Ranc,
at the garden of Citizen Widow Boyer
opposite La Merci,
Montpellier
Letter text - Page 1
Original transcript
ce 26. 7bre. 1793
vous devés avoir vu, par ma derniere lettre, mon cher frere,
que je navois point negligé vos commissions, elles seroit
meme presque toutes faites, si le greffier de la commune
de quissac, qui est ocupé dans ce moment a ses vendanges
ne mavoit mandé, quil ne pouvoit travailler que dimanche
prochain, au certificat de la commune de quissac, et a
celui de la commune de st jean de roque, quant aux
autres articles, je pourai vous les envoyer au premier jour
si vous le jugiés a propos. mais jimagine que vous avés
besoin du tout egalement, et ensemble, il est cependant un
objet quil faut exepter, qui est celui qui concerne julien
personellement. aprés lui avoir demandé lexplication de cete
affaire, il ma dit ne pouvoir faire usage, du billet que
vous lui aviés adressé pour moi. dautant que vous lui
auriés fait passer le compte de votre gendre, il sest reservé
meme de vous repondre plus amplement a ce sujet. enfin
cher frere, faites moi savoir vos intentions a cet egard
la lettre que avés ecrit par le dernier courier a piere,
laquelle vous ne faites mention nullement, de celle que
Notes
Editorial notes: The dateline abbreviation ‘7bre’ denotes September, not July.
Letter text - Page 1
English translation
26 September 1793
You must have seen from my last letter, my dear brother, that I had not neglected your errands. They would almost all be completed if the clerk of the commune of Quissac, who is presently occupied with his grape harvest, had not informed me that he could work only next Sunday on the certificate from the commune of Quissac and on the one from Saint-Jean-de-Roque. As for the other matters, I shall be able to send them to you within the next few days if you think it appropriate. But I imagine that you need them all equally and together. There is, however, one matter that must be excepted: the one concerning Julien personally. After I asked him for an explanation of this affair, he told me that he could not make use of the note you had addressed to him for me, especially since you had sent him your son-in-law's account. He even reserved the right to reply to you more fully on this subject. In any event, dear brother, let me know your intentions in this regard. The letter you wrote to Pierre by the last courier, in which you make no mention at all of the one that
Notes
Editorial notes: The dateline abbreviation ‘7bre’ denotes September, not July.
Letter text - Page 2, closing and additional family note
Original transcript
je vous ecrivis. en reponse de la votre du 16. 7bre me fait
craindre quelle ne vous soit point parvenue. jespere cependant
quelle naura eté que retardee, je vous priois dans la ditte
lettre de me dire coment, et par quelle voye vous voudriés
que je vous fisse passer ce que vous me demandés.
je remetrai a piere le prix du bled que jay reçu, pour
les dittes quatre vingt livres, que vous avés bien voulu donner
pour mon compte, au citoyen la garde je profiterai de
loffre que vous avés la bonté de me faire pour vous les
rembourser, dun tems plus favorable, ne devant pas avoir
de largant de reste comme vous devés bien le presumer
pour atteindre le mois de janvier. quoique cet inconvenient
soit grand. je loublie volontier, lorsquil et question de vous
prouver, et de vous assurer mon cher frere de la tendre
amitié que jay pour vous /
valerien ranc
dittes bien des choses de ma part a ma belle soeur, lorsque
vous lui ecrires. sans oublier phillippe. rapellés moi au
souvenir de la fammille roquefort. jay vu dimanche dernier
a corcone, la citoyene augier qui doit passer quelques tems
dans ces cantons, vous trouveres ma lettre bien barbouillee
le papier quon vend ici est si mauvais, quon a bien
de peine a ecrire dune maniere lisible
Notes
Editorial notes: The manuscript spells the locality ‘corcone’; the English translation identifies it as Corconne, near Sauve.
Letter text - Page 2, closing and additional family note
English translation
I wrote to you in reply to yours of 16 September makes me fear that it did not reach you. I hope, nevertheless, that it has only been delayed. In that letter I asked you to tell me how, and by what means, you wished me to send you what you requested.
I shall give Pierre the price of the wheat I received. As for the said eighty livres that you kindly paid on my behalf to Citizen La Garde, I shall take advantage of your kind offer to repay you at a more favourable time, since, as you can easily suppose, I do not expect to have any money to spare before January. Although this inconvenience is considerable, I willingly forget it when it comes to proving and assuring you, my dear brother, of the tender affection I have for you.
Valérien Ranc
Give my regards to my sister-in-law when you write to her, without forgetting Philippe. Remember me to the Roquefort family. Last Sunday at Corconne I saw Citizen Augier, who is to spend some time in this district. You will find my letter very blotted; the paper sold here is so poor that it is very difficult to write legibly.
Notes
Editorial notes: The manuscript spells the locality ‘corcone’; the English translation identifies it as Corconne, near Sauve.
Discovery Terms
- Ranc Family Correspondence
- Family correspondence
- Local administration
- Financial arrangements
- Agriculture
- French Revolution