Reiset to Broumer — Mainz, 25... (1805)

NRA-L-000818 / 1805

Reiset to Broumer — Mainz, 25 Frimaire, Year 14

Letter to Broumer at the Bank of France concerning obligations, the settlement of accounts and reports of peace preliminaries.

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NRA-L-000818

NRA-L-000818 image 1 showing the French letter on the right and its delivery address on the left, with the original sealing area. — **Image 1**Letter text and delivery address.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000818
Date: 1805-12-16
Original date: Mayence, le 25 frimaire 14
Type: Correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Jacques Louis Étienne de Reiset
Recipient: Broumer
Places: Mayence (Mainz)
Extent: 1 documentary side: Letter text and delivery address; 1 digital image.
Signature: Paraph
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000818.

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Transcript and English translation

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Letter text

Original transcript

Mayence, le 25 frimaire 14

Le Receveur-général du Département
du Mont-Tonnerre,

on m'annonce que Lyon a sur moi
130000. f d'obligations au d.o, Il en resulte
que la Banque s'est laissé faire la loy à cet
égard et n'ayant plus à moi que 74000.
si elle avoit tout cédé, alors veuillez
retirer ce qu'elle auroit de trop à moi et
livrer de suite à Septfontaines auquel J'ai
à payer pour les remises qu'il m'a faites.
Je reglerai mon compte avec la Banque au
1er Janvier, Il se solde d'aperçu sauf
vos remises, celles que Sarreguem peut leur
avoir faites et les obligations qu'elle peut avoir
sur moi.
J'ai lu votre Publiciste, c'étoit très satisfaisant.
Les preliminaires sont signés, vous le savez
sans doute à la reception de cette lettre aussi
bien que moi.
La prusse voudroit bien, je crois, pouvoir tirer
son épingle du jeu.
Je vous embrasse de tout mon coeur
Reiset

Si vous nous adressez par un des
prochains Couriers quelques douzaines
d'huitres et bonnes oranges, cela ne feroit pas de
mal et feroit grand plaisir à ma femme.

Letter text

English translation

Mainz, 25 Frimaire, Year 14 [16 December 1805]

The Receiver General of the Department
of Mont-Tonnerre,

I am told that Lyon holds 130,000 francs in obligations on me [abbreviated notation: au d.o]. It follows that the Bank has allowed the terms to be dictated to it in this matter. Since it now holds only 74,000 belonging to me, if it has assigned everything, please withdraw whatever excess it may hold for me and deliver it immediately to Septfontaines, whom I have to pay for the remittances he has made to me.
I shall settle my account with the Bank on 1 January. On an approximate reckoning it balances, apart from your remittances, those which Sarreguem may have made to it, and the obligations it may hold on me.
I have read your Publiciste; it was very satisfactory. The preliminaries are signed; when this letter reaches you, you doubtless know this as well as I do. Prussia would, I believe, very much like to extricate itself from the game.
I embrace you with all my heart.
Reiset

If you send us a few dozen oysters and good oranges by one of the next couriers, it would do no harm and would give my wife great pleasure.

Address panel

Original transcript

A Monsieur
Broumer Directeur
des livres de la Banque
de france

Address panel

English translation

To Monsieur
Broumer, Director
of the Books of the Bank
of France

Notes

The printed official title is struck through. Sarreguem is retained in its abbreviated manuscript form.

Discovery Terms

Reiset–Broumer Correspondence

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