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type: Letter
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title: Letter from Caminade de Castres to V. Martell Lallemand & Comp. concerning bills and account payments, 1810-05-11
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description: Caminade de Castres acknowledges two bills sent by V. Martell Lallemand & Comp., explains how their payment will settle a sum advanced in Cognac, and gives instructions for a further payment expected in July.
date: 1810-05-11
temporal: Paris le 11 Mai 1810
sort date: 1810-05-11
item sequence: 000437
type: Commercial correspondence
language: French
language: fr
creator: Caminade de Castres
recipient: V. Martell Lallemand & Comp.
place sent: Paris, France
spatial: Paris, France
spatial: Cognac, Charente, France
spatial: Paris–Cognac
subject: Cognac trade
subject: Commercial correspondence
subject: Bills of exchange
subject: Account settlement
subject: V. Martell Lallemand & Comp.
subject: Caminade de Castres
subject: Paris
subject: Cognac
subject: Martell
subject: France — domestic trade
incipit: Paris le 11. Mai 1810 @fr
public transcript: [[label: Address panel]] A Messieurs Messieurs V. Martell Lallemand & Compie, Négociants, Département de la Charente, A Cognac. [[notes]] Editorial notes: Address and historical trade-house wording were checked against the authoritative address-panel image and are preserved as one entity. @fr
public transcript: [[label: Letter text - page 1]] Paris le 11. Mai 1810 Messieurs L'absence que j'ai faite en Sicardie m'a empeché de recevoir et de repondre plustot a la lettre dont Vous m'avez honoré le 27. du mois dernier. Je conserverai jusqu'a Paques, les deux traittes de mon ordre, qui étoient jointes a cette lettre, l'une de 202f. L. Tournois, sur Gratien ains d'aigre, payable le 10 juin prochain, sur l'accepté d'Olivier & Outrequin, de Paris, et l'autre de 126f. 7. de notre main, payable a meme Echeance sur Mallet freres, Ensemble L. 238f. 7. Laquelle Somme etant acquitée, me remplira de la meme, qui vous a été Comptée le 2. Avril dernier par Mr. Bureau, Md de vin a Cognac, et dont vous me Satisfaites par ces deux traittes. Le meme debiteur vous remettra le 1er Juillet prochain une Nouvelle Somme egalement pour mon Compte, sur la quittance que je ferai passée, alors, a Mr. Pererieu fils: Je vous prie a l'avance, Messieurs, de me Continuer par bonté office, pour m'en faire la remise sur Paris, J'ai l'honneur d'etre avec reconnoissance, Messieurs Votre tres devoué Serviteur Caminade de Castres Messrs V. Martell Lallemand f. @fr
public translation: [[label: Address panel]] To Messrs. Messrs. V. Martell Lallemand & Co., Merchants, Department of Charente, in Cognac. [[notes]] Editorial notes: Address and historical trade-house wording were checked against the authoritative address-panel image and are preserved as one entity.
public translation: [[label: Letter text - page 1]] Paris May 11, 1810 Gentlemen The absence that I had in Sicardy prevented me from receiving and replying sooner to the letter with which you honored me on the 27th of last month. I will keep until Easter the two drafts of my order, which were attached to this letter, one for 202f. L. Tournois, on Gratien ains d'aigre, payable on June 10 next, on the acceptance of Olivier & Outrequin, of Paris, and the other for 126f. 7. from our hand, payable at the same maturity on Mallet brothers, Together L. 238f. 7. Which Sum being paid, will fulfill for me the same, which was accounted to you on the 2nd of last April by Mr. Bureau, wine merchant in Cognac, and for which you satisfy me with these two drafts. The same debtor will remit to you on the 1st of next July a New Sum also for my Account, on the receipt that I will have passed, then, to Mr. Pererieu son: I ask you in advance, Gentlemen, to continue me by good office, to have the remittance made to me in Paris, I have the honor of being with gratitude, Gentlemen Your very devoted Servant Caminade de Castres Messrs V. Martell Lallemand f.
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bibliographic citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000437.
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 Paris le 11 Mai 1810. Origin evidence: Paris is written in the dateline.
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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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