Letter from John Currie to Otard Dupuy & Co concerning an order for 50 hogsheads and shipment by the Iris to Jamaica, 1818-09-26
John Currie forwards an order for 50 hogsheads of brandy at a stated maximum price, requests loading on the Iris before 11 November for the Jamaica trade, reports a planned visit to Bristol and lists quantities of cognac held in bond before adding a note about falling French brandy prices.
Commercial correspondence
French
John Currie
Otard Dupuy & Co
London, England
Cognac, Charente, France
London–Cognac; planned cargo Cognac–Bristol–Jamaica
Cognac trade
Brandy orders
Hogsheads
Iris (ship)
Jamaica trade
Bonded stock
Brandy prices
London
Bristol
Jamaica
Otard Dupuy
Britain
Londres 26 Sep 1818
[[label: Address panel]] Messieurs Otard Dupuy & Ce Cognac [[notes]] Editorial notes: Address and historical trade-house wording were checked against the authoritative address-panel image and are preserved as one entity. Show-through from the opposite side was excluded from the address-panel transcript; only marks physically written on the address side belong there.
[[label: Letter text - page 1]] Londres 26 Sep 1818 Messieurs, J'ai l'extreme honneur de vous faire a present a vs transmettre l'ordre de Mess Buckles & B pour 50 Hogs Eaud. de vie faits present les obtenir a ne pas exceder f 330. de bonne qualité & les charger sur L'Iris a condition que ce navire partira avant le 11 novr c/ epoque est bien reculée & sans doute il ne sera pas necessaire d'attendre jusque la – Demain je vais a Bristol je ferai mon possible pour vs y etre utile. Mess Butler m'y ont engagés pour favoriser de L'Iris pour s/ Jamaique. Je crois que Martell & May y sont pour etre de retour ici le 30. Je viens d'obtenir le Stock en bond total 5757 Pcs dont a vue d'oeil 3000 etans sont Cognac. Les proprietaires sont H[en]d[erso]n 1381. Buckles 640. Rack 255. Arb. 184 dont
[[label: Address panel]] Messrs. Otard Dupuy & Co. Cognac [[notes]] Editorial notes: Address and historical trade-house wording were checked against the authoritative address-panel image and are preserved as one entity. Show-through from the opposite side was excluded from the address-panel transcript; only marks physically written on the address side belong there.
[[label: Letter text - page 1]] London 26 Sep 1818 Gentlemen Otard Dupuy & Cognac I have the extreme honor to transmit to you now the order from Messrs Buckles & B for 50 Hogsheads of brandy, to be obtained at present at a price not to exceed f 330. of good quality & to load them on The Iris on condition that this ship will leave before the 11th of Nov. this date is quite far off & without doubt it will not be necessary to wait until then – Tomorrow I am going to Bristol I will do my best to be useful to you there. Messrs Butler have engaged me there to promote The Iris for Jamaica. I believe that Martell & May are there to be back here on the 30th. I have just obtained the Stock in bond total 5757 Pieces of which at a glance 3000 are Cognac. The owners are H[en]d[erso]n 1381. Buckles 640. Rack 255. Arb. 184 of which
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