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type: Letter
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title: Letter from David Filleul to Vivien Foucaud ordering 500 to 600 litres of cognac, 1869-01-16
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description: David Filleul acknowledges receipt of a sample and asks Vivien Foucaud to send 500 to 600 litres of matching cognac during the following month. He requests a strong cask or barrel because he intends to keep it in storage.
date: 1869-01-16
temporal: Pons le 16 Janvier 1869
sort date: 1869-01-16
item sequence: 000445
type: Commercial correspondence
language: French
language: fr
creator: David Filleul
recipient: Vivien Foucaud
place sent: Pons, Charente-Inférieure, France
spatial: Pons, Charente-Inférieure, France
spatial: Cognac, Charente, France
spatial: Pons–Cognac
subject: Cognac trade
subject: Commercial correspondence
subject: Cognac orders
subject: Samples
subject: Casks
subject: Warehouse storage
subject: David Filleul
subject: Vivien Foucaud
subject: Pons
subject: Cognac
subject: France — domestic trade
incipit: Pons le 16 Janvier 1869 @fr
public transcript: [[label: Address panel]] Monsieur Vivien Foucaud à Cognac [[notes]] Editorial notes: The address and historical trade-house wording were checked against the authoritative address-panel image and preserved as one correspondent entity. @fr
public transcript: [[label: Letter text - page 1]] Pons le 16 Janvier 1869 Monsieur Je viens seulement de recevoir l'échantillon que vous avez bien voulu m'expédier, veuillez je vous prie me faire parvenir dans le courant du mois prochain de 500 à 600 Litres Cognac conforme à l'échantillon d'expédition d'aujourd'hui petit goût sur l'argent si cela est possible, je vous recommande Monsieur un fut ou une forte barrique bois et Cercles Conditions, mon intention étant de Conserver @fr
public transcript: [[label: Letter text - page 2]] ce fut en magasin. En attendant de nouvelles affaires Madame Dévot et moi vous prions Monsieur de vouloir bien agréer nos meilleurs Souvenirs et de se souvenir de vos Saluts David Filleul [[notes]] Editorial notes: The dateline Pons and signature David Filleul were checked against the original-color image and address-side docketing. @fr
public translation: [[label: Address panel]] Mr. Vivien Foucaud in Cognac [[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]] Pons, January 16, 1869 Sir, I have just received the sample that you were kind enough to send me, please I beg you to send me during the course of the next month from 500 to 600 Liters of Cognac conforming to the sample from today's shipment, a slight taste on the money if that is possible, I recommend to you Sir a cask or a strong barrel wood and Hoops Conditions, my intention being to Keep
public translation: [[label: Letter text - page 2]] this cask in the warehouse. While awaiting new business Mrs. Dévot and I ask you Sir to please accept our best Regards and to remember your Greetings David Filleul [[notes]] Editorial notes: The dateline Pons and signature David Filleul were checked against the original-color image and address-side docketing.
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provenance: Private collection, Neruda Archives.
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bibliographic citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000445.
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 Pons le 16 Janvier 1869; the signature and address-side docket support David Filleul. Origin evidence: Pons is written in the dateline.
transcription status: Image-checked raw transcription
translation status: Image-checked English translation
catalogue period: 1850–1874
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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