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type: Letter
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title: Letter from Sautter frères to Hennessy & Churn, 1805-04-11
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identifier: NRA-L-000392
description: Sautter frères advise Hennessy & Churn that G. Lucadou of Bordeaux has a licence naming Nantes as the port of departure which may suit one of their shipments.
date: 1805-04-11
temporal: Anvers le 21 Germinal 13
sort date: 1805-04-11
item sequence: 000392
type: Commercial correspondence
language: French
language: fr
creator: Sautter frères
recipient: Hennessy & Churn
place sent: Antwerp
spatial: Antwerp
spatial: Cognac
spatial: Antwerp–Cognac
subject: Cognac trade
subject: Hennessy
subject: Shipping licences
subject: Nantes
subject: Bordeaux
subject: Antwerp
incipit: Anvers le 21 Germinal 13 @fr
public transcript: [[label: Address panel]] Messieurs Hennessy & Churn Cognac @fr
public transcript: [[label: Letter text, first page]] Anvers le 21 Germinal 13 Messieurs Hennessy & Churn à Cognac Nous nous faisons un plaisir de vous prevenir que monsr. G. Lucadou de Bordeaux a la Semaine pne. une licence, qui quoique designaut le port de Nante pour point de depart, pourroit peut être vous convenir pour une de vos expeditions. — En consequence, s'il y a lieu, nous vous engageons à vous en entendre avec le susdit ami de Bordeaux auquel nous avons donné nos preceptions a cet egard. Nous serions bien charmés que de cette occasion pussent naître entre nous quelques raports qui nous seroient des plus agreables. @fr
public transcript: [[label: Letter text, continuation and closing]] Nous sommes entierement a vos ordres & avons, Messieurs, l'honneur de vous saluer Sautter freres @fr
public translation: [[label: Address panel]] Messieurs Hennessy & Churn Cognac
public translation: [[label: Letter text, first page]] Antwerp the 21 Germinal 13 Messieurs Hennessy & Churn in Cognac We are pleased to inform you that Mr. G. Lucadou of Bordeaux has next week a license, which although designating the port of Nantes as the point of departure, could perhaps suit you for one of your shipments. — Consequently, if there is reason to do so, we urge you to come to an understanding with the aforementioned friend from Bordeaux to whom we have given our instructions in this regard. We would be very delighted if from this occasion some relations could be born between us which would be most agreeable to us.
public translation: [[label: Letter text, continuation and closing]] We are entirely at your orders & have, Gentlemen, the honor to salute you Sautter brothers
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provenance: Private collection, Neruda Archives.
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rights holder: Neruda Archives
bibliographic citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000392.
research status: Every complete capture, documentary role, address panel, date, names, commercial evidence and postal evidence was directly checked against the authoritative images; unresolved readings remain explicitly marked. Date evidence: Dateline on P002; 21 Germinal Year XIII corresponds to 11 April 1805. Origin evidence: Dateline on P002 and ANVERS postal mark on P001.
transcription status: Image-checked raw transcription
translation status: Image-checked English translation
catalogue period: 1800–1824
date certainty: Exact
extent: 3 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Letter text, first page; Letter text, continuation and closing; 3 digital images.

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