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type: Letter
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title: Letter from Est. Augié Vasseur aîné to Daniel Broussard & fils, 1765-02-05
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identifier: NRA-L-000402
description: The sender discusses six barrels of wine for the vessel L'Aumerois, delayed powder dispatches, freight involving Jacob Meyer for Amsterdam and Bruges, and a remittance through Jean Petteraudeau at Rochefort.
date: 1765-02-05
temporal: a Charente le 5 fevrier 1765
sort date: 1765-02-05
item sequence: 000402
type: Commercial correspondence
language: French
language: fr
creator: Est. Augié Vasseur aîné
recipient: Daniel Broussard & fils
place sent: Charente
spatial: Charente
spatial: Cognac
spatial: Charente–Cognac
subject: Cognac trade
subject: Broussard
subject: Wine
subject: Shipping
subject: Bills of lading
subject: Amsterdam
subject: Bruges
subject: Rochefort
subject: Charente
subject: France — domestic trade
incipit: Messieurs Daniel Broussard & fils @fr
public transcript: [[label: Address panel]] A Messieurs Messieurs D. Broussard & fils a Cognac @fr
public transcript: [[label: Letter text]] Messieurs Daniel Broussard & fils a Cognac a Charente le 5 fevrier 1765 Rep. 7 d.o Messieurs Nous voyons par l'honneur de Votre lettre du 4 Cour.t que Monsieur nous amene vos 6 tonneaux de vin pour le nav. L'aumerois, ainsy tost l'embarquement voyés nous commettre connoissement a Votre ordre nous craignons que l'expedition des poudres trainera Jusqua la fin de ce mois . un exprès du francois maitre du n.r Jacob Meyer p.r amsterdam qui est icy decharge pour Bruges le fret a 11 > 21 p.t tonneau nous avons Votre remise Jean Petteraudeau a Rochefort de l. 504. nous en retirerons payement nous vous en crediterons Nous avons l'honneur d'etre tres parfaittement Messieurs Vos tres humbles & tres obeissans serviteurs Est. Aug.ie vasseur aine @fr
public translation: [[label: Address panel]] To Messrs. Messrs. D. Broussard & Son at Cognac
public translation: [[label: Letter text]] Messrs. Daniel Broussard & Son at Cognac at Charente the 5 February 1765 Rep. 7 ditto Messrs. We see by the honor of your letter of the 4th inst. that Monsieur brings us your 6 casks of wine for the ship L'aumerois, as soon as the loading is done see to sending us a bill of lading to your order we fear that the dispatch of the powders will drag on until the end of this month . an express from the Frenchman master of the ship Jacob Meyer for Amsterdam which is here unloaded for Bruges the freight at 11 > 21 per cask we have your remittance Jean Petteraudeau at Rochefort of l. 504. we will withdraw payment for it we will credit you for it We have the honor to be very perfectly Messrs. Your very humble & very obedient servants Est. Aug.ie vasseur elder
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bibliographic citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000402.
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translation status: Image-checked English translation
catalogue period: 1700–1799
date certainty: Exact
extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Letter text; 2 digital images.

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