Identity and scope
The place represented by this record
French port city represented both as origin and destination in the commercial correspondence.1, 2, 3
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 form | Use | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marseille, France | Preferred name; form recorded in the correspondence | 12 letters, 1850–1909 |
Documented connections
People, places and correspondence
6 letters
Evidence in Neruda Archives
Letters connected with this identity
Every link opens the stable public record with manuscript images, transcription, translation and metadata.
NRA-L-000129 · 1850-01-25
Letter from Hy Boy de la Tour to Frédéric Duval concerning an enclosure for China and the reputation of Picard Crozier, January 25, 1850
Origin as recorded: Marseille, France
NRA-L-000134 · 1853-10-09
Letter from Pujau & Lignières neveu to L. Noilly & Cie concerning a pipe of absinthe and a deferred draft, October 9, 1853
Destination as recorded: Marseille, France
NRA-L-000133 · 1859-05-01
Letter from M. Min Raynaud to Noilly Prat & Cie ordering brandy, absinthe, wine and vermouth, May 1, 1859
Destination as recorded: Marseille, France
NRA-L-000131 · 1862-01-20
Letter from Gorges to Noilly et Prat ordering 200 litres of absinthe for the Café de la Poste, January 20, 1862
Destination as recorded: Marseille, France
NRA-L-000146 · 1864-10-29
Letter and invoice from C. Regnauld to Noilly Prat & Cie for hyssop and wormwood from Pontarlier, October 29, 1864
Destination as recorded: Marseille, France
NRA-L-000154 · 1868-08-23
Letter from Griffon & Jantet to Noilly Prat & Cie quoting prices for wormwood and hyssop, August 23, 1868
Destination as recorded: Marseille, France
NRA-L-000158 · 1868-09-08
Account statement from C. Regnauld to Noilly Prat & Cie for twenty-four bales of petite absinthe, September 8, 1868
Destination as recorded: Marseille, France
NRA-L-000155 · 1868-11-09
Letter from C. Regnauld to Noilly Prat & Cie concerning commissions and offers of petite absinthe, November 9, 1868
Destination as recorded: Marseille, France
NRA-L-000135 · 1872-09-26
Invoice and letter from J. Vallagnosc de Vve Vieil to Dubied Père et Fils for two rabbit-fur filters, September 26, 1872
Origin as recorded: Marseille, France
NRA-L-000143 · 1873-01-31
Letter from C. Regnauld to Noilly Prat & Cie offering 2,500 kilograms of grand wormwood, January 31, 1873
Destination as recorded: Marseille, France
NRA-L-000137 · 1876-04-27
Letter from P. Coulon to H. & F. Duval acknowledging an invoice for fifty cases of absinthe, April 27, 1876
Origin as recorded: Marseille, France
NRA-L-000222 · 1909-03-15
Postcard from Watson & Parker to Veil-Picard & Cie forwarding a damage certificate to insurers, March 15, 1909
Origin as recorded: Marseille, France
Sources
Evidence used for this authority
- Wikidata: Marseille (Q23482)Wikidata · 2026-08-27
- Neruda Archives Absinthe place authority registry v1
- GeoNames: Marseille, FranceGeoNames · 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.