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type: Letter
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title: Letter from E. Follin to Bellot & Foucaud notifying them of a draft for 82.90 francs, 1868-01-24
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description: E. Follin, a commercial representative in Reims, informs Bellot & Foucaud that he has drawn on them for 82.90 francs, payable on 10 February.
date: 1868-01-24
temporal: Reims le 24 Janvier 1868
sort date: 1868-01-24
item sequence: 000450
type: Commercial correspondence
language: French
language: fr
creator: E. Follin
recipient: Bellot & Foucaud
place sent: Reims, Marne, France
spatial: Reims, Marne, France
spatial: Cognac, Charente, France
spatial: Reims–Cognac
subject: Cognac trade
subject: Commercial correspondence
subject: Bills of exchange
subject: Drafts
subject: E. Follin
subject: Bellot & Foucaud
subject: Reims
subject: Cognac
subject: France — domestic trade
incipit: [En-tête imprimé : Rue du Cadran-St-Pierre, 1 / E. FOLLIN / Représentant de Commerce / REIMS] @fr
public transcript: [[label: Address panel]] Messieurs Bellot & Foucaud Cognac [[notes]] Editorial notes: The address, corrections in the historical address and correspondent form were checked against the authoritative address-panel image; postal markings are not expanded into a public numerical dump. @fr
public transcript: [[label: Letter text - page 1]] [En-tête imprimé : Rue du Cadran-St-Pierre, 1 / E. FOLLIN / Représentant de Commerce / REIMS] Reims, le 24 Janvier 1868 J'ai l'honneur de vous faire part que j'ai disposé sur vous au 10 février de fr. 82,90. Votre tout dévoué, E. Follin [[notes]] Editorial notes: Codex independently reviewed the original-color image and supporting variants; unclear clauses are marked explicitly instead of being completed mechanically. @fr
public translation: [[label: Address panel]] Messrs. Bellot & Foucaud Cognac [[notes]] Editorial notes: The address, corrections in the historical address and correspondent form were checked against the authoritative address-panel image; postal markings are not expanded into a public numerical dump.
public translation: [[label: Letter text - page 1]] [Printed letterhead: 1 Rue du Cadran-St-Pierre / E. FOLLIN / Commercial Representative / REIMS] Reims, 24 January 1868 I have the honour to inform you that I have drawn on you for 10 February in the amount of 82.90 francs. Yours devotedly, E. Follin [[notes]] Editorial notes: Codex independently reviewed the original-color image and supporting variants; unclear clauses are marked explicitly instead of being completed mechanically.
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bibliographic citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000450.
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 Reims le 24 Janvier 1868. Origin evidence: Reims appears in the printed letterhead and dateline.
transcription status: Image-checked raw transcription
translation status: Image-checked English translation
catalogue period: 1850–1874
date certainty: Exact
extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Letter text - page 1; 2 digital images.

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