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Authority record

Couvet, Switzerland

A reviewed place authority connecting Couvet, Switzerland with 44 letters in the Absinthe collection, 1805–1900.

Type
Place
Record status
Reviewed
Archive evidence
44 letters
Local identifier
couvet-switzerland

Identity and scope

The place represented by this record

Historical absinthe-production centre in the canton of Neuchâtel. The historical municipality status is retained because it matches the nineteenth-century correspondence context.1, 2, 3, 4

Editorial boundary. This authority denotes the historical place used in the linked correspondence; it does not represent every business, address or institution associated with that place.

Documentary names

Names preserved in the evidence

Forms are ordered by their earliest dated appearance in the archive. The preferred name supports navigation; historical spellings and abbreviations remain searchable and are never silently replaced.

Name formUseEvidence
Couvet, SwitzerlandPreferred name; form recorded in the correspondence45 letters, 1805–1900

Documented connections

People, places and correspondence

Pernod Filscorrespondent using this place as origin

37 letters

Veil-Picard & Ciecorrespondent using this place as origin

1 letter

Evidence in Neruda Archives

Selected letters across the documented period

Every link opens the stable public record with manuscript images, transcription, translation and metadata.

  1. NRA-L-000083 · 1805-07-25

    Letter from J. J. Lindauer to Perrenod fils & Dubied concerning an absinthe extract case, July 25, 1805

    Destination as recorded: Couvet, Switzerland

  2. NRA-L-000092 · 1811-07-07

    Letter from Boner to Pernod fils requesting absinthe extract, July 7, 1811

    Destination as recorded: Couvet, Switzerland

  3. NRA-L-000099 · 1821-04-24

    Letter from Ch. Delamarre fils aîné to Pernod fils concerning two remittances, April 24, 1821

    Destination as recorded: Couvet, Switzerland

  4. NRA-L-000102 · 1828-08-04

    Letter from J. Babelay to Pernod fils concerning a departure and paid bills, August 4, 1828

    Destination as recorded: Couvet, Switzerland

  5. NRA-L-000111 · 1859-03-03

    Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils concerning a draft and a cash remittance, March 3, 1859

    Destination as recorded: Couvet, Switzerland

  6. NRA-L-000107 · 1861-01-30

    Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils acknowledging six drafts, January 30, 1861

    Destination as recorded: Couvet, Switzerland

  7. NRA-L-000084 · 1865-08-24

    Letter from Coulin & Petitpierre to Pernod fils acknowledging bills and credit, August 24, 1865

    Origin as recorded: Couvet, Switzerland · Destination as recorded: Couvet, Switzerland

  8. NRA-L-000162 · 1900-11-13

    Postcard from Ch. & G. Siegfried Fils to Pernod Fils confirming an offer, November 13, 1900

    Destination as recorded: Couvet, Switzerland

Explore this authority in the collection
Complete list of 44 linked letters
  1. NRA-L-000083 · 1805-07-25Letter from J. J. Lindauer to Perrenod fils & Dubied concerning an absinthe extract case, July 25, 1805
  2. NRA-L-000081 · 1808-07-02Letter from Berthoud frères to Pernod fils & Boiteux concerning remittances and drafts, July 2, 1808
  3. NRA-L-000088 · 1808-08-15Letter from Merian au Sauvage to Perenod fils & Boiteux concerning absinthe extract, August 15, 1808
  4. NRA-L-000091 · 1811-01-20Letter signed Bony (docketed Bonner) to Pernod requesting absinthe extract, January 20, 1811
  5. NRA-L-000090 · 1811-04-21Letter from Bovet Père & Fils to Pernod fils concerning a case and financial instruments, April 21, 1811
  6. NRA-L-000089 · 1811-04-25Letter from Bovet Père & Fils to Pernod fils concerning extract and remittances, April 25, 1811
  7. NRA-L-000092 · 1811-07-07Letter from Boner to Pernod fils requesting absinthe extract, July 7, 1811
  8. NRA-L-000094 · 1813-11-21Letter from D. de Jongh to Pernod fils concerning a delayed absinthe shipment, November 21, 1813
  9. NRA-L-000095 · 1813-11-23Letter from D. de Jongh to Pernod fils concerning a delayed extract shipment, November 23, 1813
  10. NRA-L-000097 · 1815-05-12Letter from A. Wirtz to Pernod fils concerning accounts and bills, May 12, 1815
  11. NRA-L-000096 · 1815-07-29Letter from Abm Ls Racine to Pernod fils requesting absinthe extract, July 29, 1815
  12. NRA-L-000098 · 1820-03-21Letter from Bovet Père & Fils to Pernod fils concerning remittances, March 21, 1820
  13. NRA-L-000099 · 1821-04-24Letter from Ch. Delamarre fils aîné to Pernod fils concerning two remittances, April 24, 1821
  14. NRA-L-000100 · 1827-10-14Letter and circular from Roüet & Ce to Pernod fils concerning spirits markets, October 14, 1827
  15. NRA-L-000082 · 1827-11-26Letter from Ed. Bovet & Lerch to Pernod fils concerning shipments, bills and debtors, November 26, 1827
  16. NRA-L-000103 · 1828-04-15Letter from Ed. Bovet & Lerch to Pernod fils concerning packages, barrels and remittances, April 15, 1828
  17. NRA-L-000101 · 1828-07-15Letter from Ed. Bovet & Lerch to Pernod fils concerning shipments and cases, July 15, 1828
  18. NRA-L-000105 · 1828-08-03Letter from Christ Brügger to Pernod fils concerning bills, barrels and liqueur prices, August 3, 1828
  19. NRA-L-000102 · 1828-08-04Letter from J. Babelay to Pernod fils concerning a departure and paid bills, August 4, 1828
  20. NRA-L-000104 · 1828-09-16Letter from Bille Frères to Pernod fils requesting prices for absinthe extract, September 16, 1828
  21. NRA-L-000147 · 1833-04-05Letter from Aug. to Frédéric Duval concerning sales accounts and the Italian lace trade, April 5, 1833
  22. NRA-L-000126 · 1847-09-17Addressed cover from J. Boschetti fu Jean to C. J. Berger, September 17, 1847
  23. NRA-L-000129 · 1850-01-25Letter from Hy Boy de la Tour to Frédéric Duval concerning an enclosure for China and the reputation of Picard Crozier, January 25, 1850
  24. NRA-L-000130 · 1852-04-29Account and letter from J. Benjamin Petitpierre to Duval concerning deliveries from the St Jean factory depot, April 29, 1852
  25. NRA-L-000109 · 1856-05-16Letter from Dutrembley père to Pernod fils ordering green and white absinthe extract, May 16, 1856
  26. NRA-L-000111 · 1859-03-03Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils concerning a draft and a cash remittance, March 3, 1859
  27. NRA-L-000121 · 1860-07-16Invoice and letter from Gérault & Guille to Pernod fils for office equipment, July 16, 1860
  28. NRA-L-000110 · 1860-08-06Letter from Alphonse Loup to Pernod fils offering an absinthe harvest, August 6, 1860
  29. NRA-L-000114 · 1861-01-19Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils concerning an absinthe shipment to Hamburg, January 19, 1861
  30. NRA-L-000115 · 1861-01-20Letter from Gebrüder von Arx to Pernod fils concerning payment and label colours, January 20, 1861
  31. NRA-L-000108 · 1861-01-26Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils concerning eight drafts and an unreturned absinthe case, January 26, 1861
  32. NRA-L-000107 · 1861-01-30Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils acknowledging six drafts, January 30, 1861
  33. NRA-L-000113 · 1861-02-05Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils concerning a 1,200-franc cash remittance, February 5, 1861
  34. NRA-L-000112 · 1861-02-28Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils acknowledging fourteen drafts, February 28, 1861
  35. NRA-L-000117 · 1861-03-22Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils acknowledging eleven drafts, March 22, 1861
  36. NRA-L-000116 · 1861-03-30Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils concerning an account balance, March 30, 1861
  37. NRA-L-000086 · 1861-10-10Letter from D. Grandjean to Veuve Pernod & fils offering Prussian spirits, October 10, 1861
  38. NRA-L-000084 · 1865-08-24Letter from Coulin & Petitpierre to Pernod fils acknowledging bills and credit, August 24, 1865
  39. NRA-L-000157 · 1879-07-03Letter from Fritz Duval to Vve A. Cabrol Jeune & Cie arranging Jules Haas's return from Buenos Aires, July 3, 1879
  40. NRA-L-000170 · 1891-11-19Postcard from Hildebrand of Café Claude to Pernod Fils ordering thirty to thirty-five litres of absinthe, November 19, 1891
  41. NRA-L-000168 · 1895-04-12Postcard from Hildebrand of Café Claude to Pernod Fils ordering a barrel of absinthe, April 12, 1895
  42. NRA-L-000164 · 1896-06-01Postcard from Hildebrand of Café Claude to Pernod Fils ordering a barrel of absinthe, June 1, 1896
  43. NRA-L-000166 · 1899-10-05Postcard from Ed. Burckard to Pernod Fils confirming labels and two barrels, October 5, 1899
  44. NRA-L-000162 · 1900-11-13Postcard from Ch. & G. Siegfried Fils to Pernod Fils confirming an offer, November 13, 1900

Sources

Evidence used for this authority

  1. Wikidata: Couvet (Q688493)Wikidata · 2026-08-27
  2. ISOS: Couvet (Val-de-Travers), inventory 2672Swiss Federal Office of Culture · 2026-08-27
  3. Neruda Archives Absinthe place authority registry v1
  4. GeoNames: Couvet, SwitzerlandGeoNames · 2026-08-29
How this identity was established

This local place authority combines reviewed correspondence routes, preserved documentary forms and confirmed geographic identifiers. A municipality, a wider administrative area and a transport facility remain separate entities even when their names overlap.

Future corrections are recorded as new, sourced decisions rather than silently overwriting earlier evidence.