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type: Letter
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title: Letter from Letard to Hine concerning eau-de-vie sales, 1845-02-20
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description: Letard tells Hine that eighteen tierçons of new eau-de-vie have already been sold, comments on purchases by Martell and Hennessy, and reports strong local trade and prices.
date: 1845-02-20
temporal: Archiac Le 20 février 1845
sort date: 1845-02-20
item sequence: 000394
type: Commercial correspondence
language: French
language: fr
creator: Letard
recipient: Hine
place sent: Archiac
spatial: Archiac
spatial: Jarnac
spatial: Archiac–Jarnac
subject: Cognac trade
subject: Hine
subject: Martell
subject: Hennessy
subject: Eau-de-vie
subject: Prices
subject: Archiac
subject: Jarnac
subject: France — domestic trade
incipit: Archiac Le 20 février 1845 @fr
public transcript: [[label: Address panel]] A Messieurs hine négociant d'eaudevie a Leur Comptoir Jarnac A Cognac @fr
public transcript: [[label: Letter text]] Archiac Le 20 février 1845 Messieurs Hine J'ai L'honneur de repondre a Votre Lettre du 18 Ct, Je Suis Bien faché de ne pouvoir Satisfaire a Votre demande, qui m'est arrivé un peu tard, Car La Semaine derniere J'ai fini de Vendre mes Eaudevie nouvelles, Le reste de 18 tierçons que nous avons fabriqué a Ma Chaudiere. — Mais Les Messieurs Martell Et hennessy ont toujours fait a jette Ce qui S'est presenté En Bonne qualité. Sur notre petitte place; Car Je Conte qu'il Est parti dans Ce moment Environs 1700 a 1,800 = tierçons de audevie de nos Cruts. — dans Le Courant de novembre Je m'etais presenté a Votre Comptoir, Mais Vous trouviez Les prix trops Elevés = Et Ce Courant d'affaire a toujours Continué = Ce qui Ma determiné a diriger Mes affairres d'un autre Coté, a Mon prochain Voyage a Cognac ou Jarnac Je Me ferai L'honneur d'aller Vous Voir — Recevez Messieurs L'assurance du profond respect avec Lequel J'ai L'honneur d'etre Votre très humble — Serviteur Letard @fr
public translation: [[label: Address panel]] To Messieurs Hine, eau-de-vie merchants at their office Jarnac To Cognac
public translation: [[label: Letter text]] Archiac, February 20, 1845 Messieurs Hine I have the honor to reply to your letter of the 18th inst. I am very sorry not to be able to satisfy your request, which arrived a little late, for last week I finished selling my new eaux-de-vie, the remaining 18 tierçons that we produced at my boiler. — But Messieurs Martell and Hennessy have always bought what has presented itself in good quality on our little square; for I reckon that at this moment around 1,700 to 1,800 tierçons of eaux-de-vie of our growths have left. — During the course of November I presented myself at your office, but you found the prices too high = and this course of business has always continued = which determined me to direct my business elsewhere. On my next trip to Cognac or Jarnac I will do myself the honor of going to see you — Receive, Messieurs, the assurance of the profound respect with which I have the honor to be your very humble — Servant Letard
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bibliographic citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000394.
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catalogue period: 1825–1849
date certainty: Exact
extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Letter text; 2 digital images.

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