Letter concerning an annuity sale and... (1831)

NRA-L-000910 / 1831

Letter concerning an annuity sale and correspondence with the Prefect, 23 March 1831

A Paris letter concerning an annuity-sale statement, information about a tax-collection office and copies of official correspondence.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000910

NRA-L-000910 image 1 showing the dated handwritten letter, financial details, closing and preserved original paper edges. — **Image 1**Letter - Paris, 23 March 1831.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000910
Date: 1831-03-23
Original date: Paris 23 mars 1831
Type: Correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Unidentified sender
Places: Paris
Extent: 1 documentary side: Letter - Paris, 23 March 1831; 1 digital image.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000910.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Letter - Paris, 23 March 1831.

Original transcript

Paris 23 mars 1831.

Je vous remets le Bord. de vente de mes 2600 f — 81.40 pour
f. 42,302 qui seront [remis?] au Trésor.
Voici Lettre pour M. le Préfet, faites la Copier et envoyer.
M. Mondary verra combien il m’étoit désirable d’avoir les
renseignemens sur ce que vaut la perception de [Netterville?] et sur le Sr [Réquier?].
[Interligne: mais Comment se fait-il que la lettre du préfet du 19 ne soit arrivée que le 22.]
Voici aussi Copie de ma Réponse à M. Février Laffitte, faites la
porter sur sa liasse, vous verrez sa réponse, je vous renvoye aussi sa 1re Lettre.
J’ai reçu V. lettre d’hier qui ne demande point de Réplique.
Dites à Guiffard qu’il va recevoir une lettre à peu près
d’accord avec sa Note, [vs. aviserez?] à joindre les pièces que M.
Guiffard m’avoit envoyées.
Mille amitiés [paraphe H?].

Notes

Documentary annotation: Quel jour [avez-vous?] reçu
cette lettre du préfet ?
[pourrez-vous?] le savoir ?
Si le Préfet n’étoit pas
à Rouen, vous mettrez
sur l’enveloppe de ma
réponse cy-jointe et sur
le coin à gauche :
à lui-même
mais c’est inutile,
s’il est à Rouen.

Letter - Paris, 23 March 1831.

English translation

Paris, 23 March 1831.

I enclose the sale statement for my 2600 francs of annuities at 81.40, for 42,302 francs, which will be [remitted?] to the Treasury.
Here is a letter for the Prefect; have it copied and sent. Mr Mondary will see how desirable it was for me to have information on what the tax-collection office of [Netterville?] is worth, and concerning Mr [Réquier?].
[Interlinear addition: But how is it that the Prefect’s letter of the 19th arrived only on the 22nd?]
Here is also a copy of my reply to Mr Février Laffitte. Have it placed in his file; you will see his reply. I also return his first letter.
I have received your letter of yesterday, which needs no reply. Tell Guiffard that he will receive a letter broadly in agreement with his note. [You will see to?] enclosing the papers Mr Guiffard had sent me.
A thousand friendly wishes, [initial H?].

Notes

Documentary annotation: On what day [did you?] receive this letter from the Prefect? [Will you be able to?] find out? If the Prefect is away from Rouen, write “To him personally” in the left-hand corner of the envelope enclosing my reply. This is unnecessary if he is in Rouen.
The brief instruction about enclosing Guiffard’s papers is tentatively read as addressed to the correspondent. The note in the margin specifies where to write the delivery instruction on the envelope.

Discovery Terms

Reiset Correspondence 1831
Annuities
Tax collection
Official correspondence

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