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type: Letter
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title: Letter from L'Épinay to Clomann, 1827-03-22
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identifier: NRA-L-000408
description: L'Épinay acknowledges Clomann's letter, discusses a first commercial shipment, price, commission and expected profit, and promises careful treatment of future orders.
date: 1827-03-22
temporal: St. Jean d'angély, le 22 = mars = 1827
sort date: 1827-03-22
item sequence: 000408
type: Commercial correspondence
language: French
language: fr
creator: L'Épinay
recipient: Clomann, pharmacien
recipient: Clomann
place sent: Saint-Jean-d'Angély
spatial: Saint-Jean-d'Angély
spatial: Bordeaux
spatial: Saint-Jean-d'Angély–Bordeaux
subject: Commercial correspondence
subject: Shipping
subject: Prices and commissions
subject: Pharmacy
subject: Saint-Jean-d'Angély
subject: Bordeaux
subject: France — domestic trade
incipit: St. Jean d'angély, le 22 = mars = 1827. @fr
public transcript: [[label: Address panel]] Monsieur Clomann, pharmacien Bordeaux. [[notes]] Editorial notes: Direct image review confirms ‘Clomann, pharmacien’; the rejected AI reading was ‘Flosmann, armateur’. @fr
public transcript: [[label: Letter text page 2]] St. Jean d'angély, le 22 = mars = 1827. Monsieur Clomann, Bordeaux. J'ai sous les yeux la lettre dont vous venez de m'honorer, à la qu'elle je m'empresse de répondre Selon vos désirs, je vous expédierai par prémier Navire en partance pour chez vous, les deux pièces eaudevie Nouvelle dont il s'agit, au prix de f. 125 les 27 veltes à 21 = 1/2, rendues sous vergues et parentes quittes de tous frais. Je crois devoir vous observer, que voulant vous bien servir, c'est à dire en spiritueux de prémier choix, de même que le conditionnement de la futaille, je me contente du plus modique bénéfice, dans l'espoir ou je suis que cette prémière affaire nous conduira à de plus majeures à l'avenir; Veuillez, Monsieur, recevoir l'assurance, que toujours, vous aurez lieu d'être satisfait des expéditions que je pourrai vous faire, m'étant imposé l'obligation de traiter mes commettans comme je voudrais l'être moi-même; dans l'attente de nouveaux ordres agréez, Monsieur, mes affectueuses Salutations L'épinay @fr
public translation: [[label: Address panel]] Mr. Clomann, pharmacist Bordeaux. [[notes]] Editorial notes: Direct image review confirms ‘Clomann, pharmacien’; the rejected AI reading was ‘Flosmann, armateur’.
public translation: [[label: Letter text page 2]] St. Jean d'angély, the 22 = March = 1827. Mr. Clomann, Bordeaux. I have before me the letter with which you have just honored me, to which I hasten to reply According to your wishes, I will ship to you by the first Ship departing for your place, the two pieces of New brandy in question, at the price of f. 125 per 27 veltes at 21 = 1/2, delivered under yards and related free of all charges. I believe I must observe to you, that wanting to serve you well, that is to say in spirits of first choice, as well as the conditioning of the cask, I content myself with the most modest profit, in the hope where I am that this first business will lead us to more major ones in the future; Please, Sir, receive the assurance, that always, you will have reason to be satisfied with the shipments that I will be able to make to you, having imposed on myself the obligation to treat my principals as I would like to be myself; waiting for new orders accept, Sir, my affectionate Greetings L'épinay
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provenance: Private collection, Neruda Archives.
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rights holder: Neruda Archives
bibliographic citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000408.
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 and dated docket on P001. Origin evidence: Dateline on P002 and Saint-Jean-d'Angély postal mark on P001. Recipient layers: postal addressee — Clomann, pharmacien; textual addressee — Clomann.
transcription status: Image-checked raw transcription
translation status: Image-checked English translation
catalogue period: 1825–1849
date certainty: Exact
extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel; Letter text page 2; 2 digital images.

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