Camillo Mantovani to Samuel B.o Finzi... (1857)

NRA-L-000750 / 1857

Camillo Mantovani to Samuel B.o Finzi detto Magrini, Bologna, 1857-07-06

Business letter and account concerning a shipment of six sacks of ground bark.

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NRA-L-000750

NRA-L-000750 image 1 showing the address to Samuel B.o Finzi detto Magrini in Ferrara, postal marks and the separate filing note. — **Image 1**Address and postal evidence, 1857-07-06.

NRA-L-000750 image 2 showing Camillo Mantovani’s handwritten business letter, dated 1857-07-06, including the six-sack bark account and delegated signature. — **Image 2**Camillo Mantovani’s letter and bark account, 6 July 1857.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000750
Date: 1857-07-06
Original date: Bologna 6. Luglio 1857
Type: Business letter with account
Language: Italian / it
Sender: Camillo Mantovani
Recipient: Samuel B.o Finzi detto Magrini
Places: Bologna / Ferrara
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address and postal evidence, 1857-07-06; Camillo Mantovani’s letter and bark account, 6 July 1857; 2 digital images.
Signature: p Camillo Mantovani / Luigi [surname unclear]
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000750.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel — Image 1

Original transcript

Sig.r Samuel B.o Finzi Detto
Magrini
Ferrara

Address panel — Image 1

English translation

Mr Samuel B.o Finzi, called
Magrini
Ferrara

Letter heading — Image 2

Original transcript

Sig.r Samuel B.o Finzi D.o Magrini
Ferrara

Letter heading — Image 2

English translation

Mr Samuel B.o Finzi, called Magrini
Ferrara

Incoming letter — Image 2

Original transcript

Bologna 6. Luglio 1857
Con piacere mi sono trovato favorito di
due gr.te vostre 30. passato e 5. corr.te Non
riscontrai prontemente la prima, perchè
volevo darvi l'avviso di Spediz.ne dei 2. Sacchi
Scorza ordinatavi mentre per servirvi bene
ho voluto farvi macinare una scelta qualità
ed siccome oggi aumentate l'ordinazione di
altri 4. Sacchi, ed avendoli di già tutti allestiti
vene prevengo che domani col mezzo del
Vett.re Tagliavini vene faccio la Spedizione
verso il porto a dovere, addebitandovi per
il suo importo di
[currency mark] 10.17 — [Mett. larg.to?] La medesima per dis-
tinzione ve lo fatturato solo a [currency mark] 7.00 / m
giacchè coll'aumento avvenuto nei prezzi
delle Scorze in Natura bisognerebbe venderla
a maggior prezzo. Mi ritornerete poi li 6.
Sacchi vuoti coll'emanarmi altri Vs. Comman-
di ed in attesa di ciò vi riverisco distintamente
p Camillo Mantovani
Luigi [surname unclear]
[Account at foot]
[weight mark] 227
„ 217
„ 210
„ 220
„ 220
„ 360
Sacchi 6. Scorza Macinata
in peso Lordo [weight mark] 1454
Tara Sacchi — 18
Netto [weight mark] 1436 a [currency mark] 7.00 / m [currency mark] 10.05
Insaccatura — — 12
[currency mark] 10.17 —

Incoming letter — Image 2

English translation

Bologna, 6 July 1857.
I was pleased to receive your two kind letters of the 30th of last month and the 5th of this month. I did not reply promptly to the first because I wanted to notify you of the dispatch of the two sacks of bark you had ordered. In order to serve you well, I had a selected quality ground for you. As you now increase the order by another four sacks, and I already have them all prepared, I inform you that tomorrow I shall dispatch them through the carrier Tagliavini, towards the port as required, debiting you with their amount of [currency mark] 10.17 — [Mett. larg.to?; abbreviation uncertain]. As a special consideration I have invoiced it at only [currency mark] 7.00 per m [unit abbreviation], because, with the rise in the price of bark in its natural state, it would have to be sold at a higher price. You will return the six empty sacks to me and send further orders. Awaiting these, I offer my respectful regards.
For Camillo Mantovani
Luigi [surname unclear]
[Account at foot]
[weight mark] 227
217
210
220
220
360
Six sacks of ground bark.
Gross weight: [weight mark] 1454
Sack tare: 18
Net: [weight mark] 1436 at [currency mark] 7.00 per m: [currency mark] 10.05
Bagging: 0.12
[currency mark] 10.17.

Discovery Terms

Finzi–Magrini Correspondence
Leather trade

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