F.lli Cavazza to Pellegrino Padoa (1863)

NRA-L-000687 / 1863

F.lli Cavazza to Pellegrino Padoa, 1863-10-17

The Cavazza brothers acknowledge two bills of exchange for 2,000 and 600. They credit Pellegrino Padoa with 2,002.90 for the first bill, including the exchange premium, and ask him to give advance notice when bills require payment in 20-franc pieces.

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NRA-L-000687

NRA-L-000687 image 1 showing the delivery address, postal evidence and docket of F.lli Cavazza's letter dated 17 October 1863. — **Image 1**F.lli Cavazza to Pellegrino Padoa, 17 October 1863: delivery address, postal evidence and docket.

NRA-L-000687 image 2 showing the incoming letter of F.lli Cavazza's letter dated 17 October 1863. — **Image 2**F.lli Cavazza to Pellegrino Padoa, 17 October 1863: incoming letter.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000687
Date: 1863-10-17
Original date: Bologna 17 Ott. 1863
Type: Business letter
Language: Italian / it
Sender: F.lli Cavazza
Recipient: Pellegrino Padoa Cento
Places: Bologna / Cento
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Incoming letter; Address side, postal evidence and docket; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000687.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Letter heading — Image 2

Original transcript

Sig. Pellegr. Padoa
Cento

Letter heading — Image 2

English translation

Mr Pellegrino Padoa
Cento

Incoming letter — Image 2

Original transcript

Bologna 17 Ott. 1863

Vi confermiamo pienamente il conte-
nuto della n/ 10 corr., ed in possesso della
cara v/ del 14 corr. prendiamo nota delle
avvisateci tratte, cioè
£ 2000.— all’O/ Dr. Lenzi[?] e C°
„ 600.— all’O/ G. Grandi[?] [segno di ripetizione]
} a V/ debito
La prima si è presentata oggi: vediamo ch’è pag.le
in da 20 f. che il Sig. Lenzi[?] non ha potuto
far a meno di prendere, e quindi per la me-
desima tratta vi accreditiamo, compreso l’aggio,
di £ 2002.90.—. Piacciavi in avanti allor-
ché rilasciate tratte in da 20 f. di avvisarcelo per
risparmiarci da dover rettificare le registrazioni.
Vi river. dist.
F.lli Cavazza

Notes

The contracted payment notation in da 20 f. is retained in the Italian and rendered as payment in 20-franc pieces; no metal or coin issue is identified. The handwritten £ symbol is preserved without imposing a modern pound currency. The surname following Dr. may be Lenzi or Lanzi; the terminal letters of G. Grandi remain slightly uncertain. The small repetition sign after the second name is kept rather than assigned an unsupported expansion.

Incoming letter — Image 2

English translation

Bologna, 17 October 1863

We fully confirm the contents of our letter of the 10th of this month. Having received your kind letter of the 14th, we note the bills of exchange you have advised to us, namely:
£2,000 to the order of Dr Lenzi[?] and Co.;
£600 to the order of G. Grandi[?] [ditto];
both to your debit.
The first was presented today. We see that it is payable in 20-franc pieces, which Mr Lenzi[?] could not avoid accepting. We therefore credit you with £2,002.90 for this bill, including the exchange premium. In future, when you issue bills payable in 20-franc pieces, please let us know, to spare us having to correct the entries.
Respectfully yours,
Cavazza Brothers

Notes

The contracted payment notation in da 20 f. is retained in the Italian and rendered as payment in 20-franc pieces; no metal or coin issue is identified. The handwritten £ symbol is preserved without imposing a modern pound currency. The surname following Dr. may be Lenzi or Lanzi; the terminal letters of G. Grandi remain slightly uncertain. The small repetition sign after the second name is kept rather than assigned an unsupported expansion.

Address panel — Image 1

Original transcript

Signor
Pellegrino Padoa
Cento

Address panel — Image 1

English translation

Mr
Pellegrino Padoa
Cento

Discovery Terms

Finzi–Magrini Correspondence

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