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type: Letter
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title: Letter from Robt. Buchanan to Otard Dupuy & Co concerning an accepted draft and a possible brandy cargo for Canada, 1835-07-09
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identifier: NRA-L-000443
description: Robt. Buchanan returns an accepted draft on Thomas Anderson & Son and advises Otard Dupuy & Co that a brandy cargo for the Canadian market may sell if it reaches Scotland before mid-August. He recommends chartering directly to Port Glasgow because its landing and warehouse charges are lower than Greenock's.
date: 1835-07-09
temporal: Glasgow 9 July 1835
sort date: 1835-07-09
item sequence: 000443
type: Commercial correspondence
language: English
language: en
creator: Robt. Buchanan
recipient: Otard Dupuy & Co
place sent: Glasgow, Scotland
spatial: Glasgow, Scotland
spatial: Cognac, Charente, France
spatial: Glasgow–Cognac; proposed cargo via Port Glasgow for Canada
subject: Cognac trade
subject: Commercial correspondence
subject: Bills of exchange
subject: Accepted drafts
subject: Brandy cargoes
subject: Canada trade
subject: Port Glasgow
subject: Greenock
subject: Warehousing charges
subject: Robt. Buchanan
subject: Otard Dupuy & Co
subject: Glasgow
subject: Canada
subject: Otard Dupuy
subject: Britain
incipit: Glasgow 9. July 1835
public transcript: [[label: Address panel]] Messrs Otard Dupuy & Co Cognac France [[notes]] Editorial notes: The address and historical trade-house wording were checked against the authoritative address-panel image and preserved as one correspondent entity.
public transcript: [[label: Letter text - page 1]] Glasgow 9. July 1835 Dear Sirs Referring to my respects of the 24th & 29th ulto. I now beg to hand you herewith the enclosed your dft on Thomas Anderson & Son of £51.6.9 accepted. As it is probable that a greater quantity of Brandy will be wanted for Canada this year than what has been a heavily purchased for him- -tily as the supply of Rum here is likely to be short this season. - I am of opinion that a Car- -go could be readily disposed of for shipment provided it be here before the middle of next month - say the 15th of August - but on no ac- -count to be later otherwise it may remain over till Spring. - Should you think of sending such a Cargo I would beg to recommend your rather chartering the vessel specially for Port Glasgow (a small sea port Town situated
public transcript: [[label: Letter text - page 2]] about half way between Glasgow & Greenock / as I find the landing charges and warehouse rent will be considerably lower there, than at Greenock. Hoping soon to have the pleasure of hear- -ing from you, I remain very respectfully Dear Sirs Your most obd Servt Robt Buchanan
public translation: [[label: Address panel]] Messrs Otard Dupuy & Co Cognac France [[notes]] Editorial notes: The address and historical trade-house wording were checked against the authoritative address-panel image and preserved as one correspondent entity.
public translation: [[label: Letter text - page 1]] Glasgow 9. July 1835 Dear Sirs Referring to my respects of the 24th & 29th ultimo. I now beg to hand you herewith the enclosed your draft on Thomas Anderson & Son of £51.6.9 accepted. As it is probable that a greater quantity of Brandy will be wanted for Canada this year than what has been a heavily purchased for [him-tily?] as the supply of Rum here is likely to be short this season. - I am of opinion that a Cargo could be readily disposed of for shipment provided it be here before the middle of next month - say the 15th of August - but on no account to be later otherwise it may remain over till Spring. - Should you think of sending such a Cargo I would beg to recommend your rather chartering the vessel specially for Port Glasgow (a small sea port Town situated
public translation: [[label: Letter text - page 2]] about half way between Glasgow & Greenock / as I find the landing charges and warehouse rent will be considerably lower there, than at Greenock. Hoping soon to have the pleasure of hearing from you, I remain very respectfully Dear Sirs Your most obedient Servant Robert Buchanan
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bibliographic citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000443.
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 Glasgow 9 July 1835 and the signature reads Robt Buchanan. Origin evidence: Glasgow is written in the dateline.
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translation status: Image-checked English translation
catalogue period: 1825–1849
date certainty: Exact
extent: 3 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Letter text - page 1; Letter text - page 2; 3 digital images.

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