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type: Letter
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title: Letter from Duplessis Fils & Dufresne to Gautier Mère et Fils concerning bills and 100 casks ordered at the Cognac fair, 1812-10-29
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description: Duplessis Fils & Dufresne acknowledge 1,397 francs 95 centimes in two bills credited through the recipient's letter and ask Gautier Mère et Fils to forward 100 casks requested at the last Cognac fair.
date: 1812-10-29
temporal: St. Jean d'Angély, 29 8bre 1812
sort date: 1812-10-29
item sequence: 000432
type: Commercial correspondence
language: French
language: fr
creator: Duplessis Fils & Dufresne
recipient: Gautier Mère et Fils
place sent: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Charente-Inférieure, France
spatial: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Charente-Inférieure, France
spatial: Aigre, Charente, France
spatial: Saint-Jean-d'Angély–Aigre
subject: Cognac trade
subject: Commercial correspondence
subject: Bills of exchange
subject: Cognac fair
subject: Casks
subject: Duplessis Fils & Dufresne
subject: Gautier Mère et Fils
subject: Saint-Jean-d'Angély
subject: Aigre
subject: Gautier
subject: France — domestic trade
incipit: R[épondu] le 12 9bre 1812 S. jean d'angely 29. 8bre 1812 @fr
public transcript: [[label: Address panel]] À Messieurs Gautier mère et fils Aigre [[notes]] Editorial notes: Address wording verified against the authoritative address-panel image; trade-house spelling is preserved as one entity. @fr
public transcript: [[label: Letter text - page 1]] R[épondu] le 12 9bre 1812 S. jean d'angely 29. 8bre 1812 Mess[ieurs] Gautier Mere & fils. A Aigre N[ous] avons retiré de v[otre] lettre du 20. ct. 1397 f[rancs] 95 c[entimes] en 2. effets portés à v[otre] credit. nous vous prions de nous faire parvenir par la plus prochaine occasion les 100 f[ûts] de Beau bois que n[ous] v[ous] avons demandés à la derniere foire de cognac N[ous] vous Saluons cordialement Duplessis fils & Dufresne Cad. 170. à 180. @fr
public translation: [[label: Address panel]] To Messrs. Gautier Mère et Fils Aigre [[notes]] Editorial notes: Address wording verified against the authoritative address-panel image; trade-house spelling is preserved as one entity.
public translation: [[label: Letter text - page 1]] Replied 12 November 1812 S. Jean d'Angély 29 October 1812 Messrs. Gautier Mother & Sons. In Aigre We have withdrawn from your letter of the 20th instant 1397 francs 95 centimes in 2 bills carried to your credit. we ask you to send us by the very next opportunity the 100 casks of Beau bois that we have requested from you at the last Cognac fair We greet you cordially Duplessis fils & Dufresne Cad. 170. to 180.
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bibliographic citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000432.
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: The dateline reads St. Jean d'Angély, 29 8bre 1812; 8bre is the historical abbreviation for October. Origin evidence: The place and date are written in the dateline.
transcription status: Image-checked raw transcription
translation status: Image-checked English translation
catalogue period: 1800–1824
date certainty: Exact
extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Letter text - page 1; 2 digital images.

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