Cesare Monari to Samuel Finzi called... (1860)

NRA-L-000721 / 1860

Cesare Monari to Samuel Finzi called Magrini, 1860-12-31

Business letter offering black leather hides and sheepskins from Faenza. Monari discusses processing in Romagna, a sale to someone from Forlì, weights and prices, and asks for orders if the offer suits the recipient.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000721

NRA-L-000721 image 1 showing the manuscript address to Samuel Finzi called Magrini in Ferrara, postal marks and docketing. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000721 image 2 showing the incoming Italian commercial letter and handwritten signature. — **Image 2**Letter text and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000721
Date: 1860-12-31
Original date: Bologna 31. Xbre 1860
Type: Business letter
Language: Italian / it
Sender: Cesare Monari
Recipient: Samuel B.º Finzi D.º Magrini
Places: Bologna / Ferrara
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Incoming letter and documentary annotations; Address panel and documentary annotations; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000721.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Incoming letter — Image 2

Original transcript

[Embossed letterhead: CESARE MONARI / Bologna]
Sig. Samuel B.º Finzi D.º Magrini
Ferrara
Bologna 31. Xbre 1860
Riscontro la [abbreviated reference unclear] G.V. 27. corrente nella quale sen=
to che prendereste li Corametti neri da ℔12 l'uno,
sempre che siano lavorati qui, ma su questo le
[corame passato?], in primo erano lavorati in Roma=
gna, e per il 27. suddetto li vendetti ad uno di For=
lì; io ve ne potrei allestire una o due Balle
da ℔18. a 20. la 1/2 di qualità selta ma il
costo è di £25:75. il % se ne prendete da ℔22.
vi potrò fare li £25:50. per li Montoni [latte?]
di Faenza ve li cederò a soli £33:50 il % come
vi avevo esposto fra i [N.N.?] delle pelli assai
leggiero.
Tanto vi dovevo, e se ciò vi sta bene atten=
do vostri ordini, con la solita stima vi riverisco
Cesare Monari

Notes

Corametti is rendered as small leather hides, from corame (leather); no animal species is stated. Lexical support: https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/corame/.
The manuscript gives 12 pounds each, then 18 to 20 followed by la 1/2, and finally 22 pounds. The meaning of the 1/2 trade notation is unresolved; no whole-hide or dozen measure is supplied.
The manuscript % signs are rendered as per 100 in the commercial price quotations; the counted or weighed unit is not added. £ reproduces the manuscript currency glyph and does not identify pounds sterling or a modern denomination.
The short opening reference, the qualification after ma su questo le, the sheepskin adjective and the reference after fra i remain genuinely uncertain. English omissions are limited to those spans.
The received notation is read as R.to 1 Gen 1861; the long stroke before the date belongs to R.to, not an extra date digit.

Incoming letter — Image 2

English translation

[Embossed letterhead: CESARE MONARI / Bologna]
Mr Samuel B.º Finzi, called Magrini
Ferrara
Bologna, 31 December 1860
I reply to your letter [...] of the 27th of this month, in which you say that you would take the small black leather hides weighing 12 pounds each, provided they were processed here. But on that point [...]. They were first processed in Romagna, and on the said 27th I sold them to someone from Forlì. I could put together one or two bales of selected quality, at 18 to 20 pounds per ½, but the price is £25:75 per 100. If you take those weighing 22 pounds, I can offer £25:50. I can let you have the [...] sheepskins from Faenza at only £33:50 per 100, as I previously quoted to you among the [...] of the very light skins.
That is what I had to tell you. If this suits you, I await your orders. With my usual esteem, I send you my respects.
Cesare Monari

Notes

Corametti is rendered as small leather hides, from corame (leather); no animal species is stated. Lexical support: https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/corame/.
The manuscript gives 12 pounds each, then 18 to 20 followed by la 1/2, and finally 22 pounds. The meaning of the 1/2 trade notation is unresolved; no whole-hide or dozen measure is supplied.
The manuscript % signs are rendered as per 100 in the commercial price quotations; the counted or weighed unit is not added. £ reproduces the manuscript currency glyph and does not identify pounds sterling or a modern denomination.
The short opening reference, the qualification after ma su questo le, the sheepskin adjective and the reference after fra i remain genuinely uncertain. English omissions are limited to those spans.
The received notation is read as R.to 1 Gen 1861; the long stroke before the date belongs to R.to, not an extra date digit.

Address panel — Image 1

Original transcript

Sig.r
Samuel B.º Finzi D.º Magrini
Neg.te e Fab.re di Pellami
Ferrara

Address panel — Image 1

English translation

Mr
Samuel B.º Finzi, called Magrini
Dealer and manufacturer of leather
Ferrara

Discovery Terms

Finzi–Magrini Correspondence

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