Letter from Frachon Dugas to Jn Mᵉ... (1840)

NRA-L-000793 / 1840

Letter from Frachon Dugas to Jn Mᵉ Frachon, 1840-11-24

A letter from Voiron concerning family news and employment enquiries.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000793

NRA-L-000793 image 1 showing the handwritten delivery address to Frachon at Annonay, folds and postal marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000793 image 2 showing the French letter from Voiron with an abbreviated month in its heading and a separate postscript, including the closing lines or signature. — **Image 2**Letter text and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000793
Date: 1840-11-24
Original date: Voiron le 24 9ᵇʳᵉ 1840
Type: Family correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Frachon Dugas
Recipient: Jn Mᵉ Frachon
Places: Voiron / Annonay
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Documentary page 1; Documentary page 2; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000793.

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Transcript and English translation

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Address panel — Image 1

Original transcript

Monsieur
Jn Mᵉ Frachon negᵗ
Annonay

Address panel — Image 1

English translation

Monsieur
Jn Mᵉ Frachon, merchant
Annonay

Letter text — Image 2

Original transcript

Voiron le 24 9ᵇʳᵉ 1840

Mon cher frère,

ta dᵉʳᵉ lettre m'a fait un gᵈ plaisir, d'abord elle m'apprend que tu vas mieux, et
qu'elle me porte de bonnes nouvelles de tes enfants. Je te félicite bien de la conduite de
Vincent Sa lettre a mr Pallaud de paris m'a fait grand plaisir, J'espere qu'il
entrera dans cette maison. tu me tiendras au Cᵗ de ce qui se passe je te prie.
J'avais ecrit a Fourel à son sujet Je n'ai pas encore de réponse. Je te retourne
ci-joint la lettre de Vincent ainsi que celle de mᵐᵉ Kock que Je n'ai pas adressé à mᵐᵉ
Mante. ce dont Je me félicite beaucoup, parceque je vois qu'aujourdhui qu'ils ont
Refusé ton fils qu'ils semblaient recevoir avec empressement, parceque Je leur ai dit qu'on
lui offrait une place à Varsovie avec [1800 ?]f d'appointement la table et le logement
nous allons tous passablement bien et désirons comme vous le
temps il ne se passe de journée sans qu'il pleuve et quelquefois 24 heures sans
discontinuer
adieu nous vous embrassons tous
Frachon Dugas

as tu eu beaucoup de vin est-t-il bon
a t-on pu tous le loger dans des tonneaux

Notes

Handwritten annotation — Image 2:
repondu le 27 9bre

Letter text — Image 2

English translation

Voiron, 24 November 1840

My dear brother,

Your last letter gave me great pleasure. First, it tells me that you are better, and it brings me good news of your children. I congratulate you warmly on Vincent's conduct. His letter to Mr Pallaud in Paris gave me great pleasure. I hope he will enter that house. Please keep me informed of what happens.

I had written to Fourel about him; I have not yet had an answer. I return enclosed Vincent's letter, as well as that of Mme Kock, which I did not send to Mme Mante. I am very glad of this, because I see that today they have refused your son, whom they seemed eager to receive, because I told them that he was being offered a position in Warsaw with [1,800?] francs in salary, board and lodging.

We are all doing tolerably well and, like you, long for [better] weather. Not a day passes without rain, sometimes for twenty-four hours without stopping.

Farewell; we embrace you all.
Frachon Dugas

Did you have much wine? Is it good?
Were you able to store it all in barrels?

Notes

Handwritten annotation — Image 2:
answered on 27 November

Discovery Terms

Frachon Family Correspondence

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