NRA-L-000824
Reiset to Broumer — Mainz, 20 Frimaire, year uncertain
Letter on remittances, an account balance and a protested bill.
Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000824
Transcript and English translation
working scholarly aid
Letter text — P002
Original transcript
Mayence, le 20 frimaire 1806[?]
Le Receveur général du Département
du Mont-Tonnerre,
A Monsieur Broumer
J'ai recu, Mon cher ami, vos lettres du 14 et 15 derniers,
ainsi que le paquet Chargé renfermant
f. 70,000. sur l'ardeche au 30 [9bre?] 14.
25,000. sur les Côtes du Nord au 20 Messidor.
95,000. dont Je vous Credite de votre Conformité par
f. 89,159.90. Laquelle Somme déduite de
[calcul dans la marge droite]
48062.84 } Traites
11913.57 }
30000. sur les [mot incertain]
89976.41
donne en effet en solde le c/c
816.51. à mon Credit
S.C.89,976.41
Je vous [crédite?/débite?] par Contre d'avoir Receu un Effet protesté pour
f. 1,004.13, auquel Je suis un peu étonné que M. Perregaux
ne soit point Intervenu pour la Signature des Julien qui paroissoient
mis en besoin.
Je vous remercie au reste mille fois de Cet envoi.
Je vois, mon ami, que vous ne brûlez plus beaucoup de
faire votre affaire d'or, ausquels Je n'ay pas grand amour.
Les louis baissent, Je suis chargé de percevoir ces 2 millions à
francfort, allez m'en donner un mot et une combinaison
d'après, et en attendant [quel?] lettre adieu [mot incertain]
[tout à vous?]
Notes
Documentary annotation: 28 frim.r
Letter text — P002
English translation
Mainz, 20 Frimaire 1806[?].
The Receiver General of the Department
of Mont-Tonnerre,
To Monsieur Broumer.
I have received, my dear friend, your letters of the 14th and 15th last, together with the insured packet containing:
70,000 francs on Ardèche, due 30 [November?], Year 14;
25,000 on Côtes-du-Nord, due 20 Messidor.
95,000 in all, for which I credit you, in conformity with your statement, with 89,159.90 francs. Deducting this sum from:
[calculation in the right margin]
48,062.84 } bills
11,913.57 }
30,000 on the [uncertain word]
89,976.41
leaves a balance on the current account of 816.51 to my credit.
S.C.89,976.41.
On the other hand, I [credit/debit—reading uncertain] you for having received a protested bill for 1,004.13 francs. In this connection I am a little surprised that Mr Perregaux did not intervene for the Julien signature, who appeared to be in need.
For the rest, I thank you a thousand times for this remittance.
I see, my friend, that you are no longer very eager to conduct your gold transaction, for which I have no great love. The louis are falling; I am charged with collecting these two million at Frankfurt. Give me a word and a plan in consequence. In the meantime [uncertain connecting words] letter; farewell [uncertain word].
[Entirely yours?]
Notes
Documentary annotation: 28Frimaire [separate notation below the dateline] The pale dateline appears to give1806 while using the Republican month Frimaire; the year remains uncertain and no exact Gregorian date is assigned. The verb recording the protested bill is uncertain between credit and debit; no direction of that entry is asserted. A small table label and words in the closing greeting remain uncertain.
Address panel
Original transcript
A Monsieur
Broumer Directeur des
Livres de la banque de france
A Paris
Address panel
English translation
To Monsieur
Broumer, Director of the
Books of the Bank of France,
in Paris
Discovery Terms
- Reiset–Broumer Correspondence