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

Summary: J. J. Lindauer asks Perrenod fils & Dubied to forward an enclosure to Piaget frères and requests instructions concerning a case of absinthe extract, marked PF & D No. 146, whose destination is unknown.

Absinthe
Absinthe extract
Commercial correspondence
Goods forwarding
Pernod
Piaget frères
Kehl
Couvet


Letter from Berthoud frères to Pernod fils & Boiteux concerning remittances and drafts, July 2, 1808

Summary: Berthoud frères acknowledge a remittance of 1,055.21 francs and a draft for 1,185.18 francs sent to Pernod fils & Boiteux, recording the financial instruments and their handling.

Commercial correspondence
Remittances
Bills of exchange
Pernod
Paris
Couvet


Letter from Merian au Sauvage to Perenod fils & Boiteux concerning absinthe extract, August 15, 1808

Summary: Merian au Sauvage orders two cases, each containing 30 to 36 bottles of absinthe extract, and requests delivery through the Neuchâtel post office before the end of the month.

Absinthe
Absinthe extract
Commercial correspondence
Orders
Postal transport
Pernod
Basel
Couvet


Letter signed Bony (docketed Bonner) to Pernod requesting absinthe extract, January 20, 1811

Summary: The correspondent requests 25 bottles of absinthe extract of the best quality at the first available opportunity. The signature appears to read “Bony”; the contemporary docket on the address panel reads “Bonner”.

Absinthe
Absinthe extract
Commercial correspondence
Orders
Pernod
Soleure
Couvet


Letter from Bovet Père & Fils to Pernod fils concerning a case and financial instruments, April 21, 1811

Summary: Bovet Père & Fils acknowledge two letters, arrange collection of a case, and transmit or discuss several financial instruments, French louis and small coins.

Commercial correspondence
Shipments
Bills of exchange
Currency
Pernod
Neuchâtel
Couvet


Letter from Bovet Père & Fils to Pernod fils concerning extract and remittances, April 25, 1811

Summary: Bovet Père & Fils acknowledge instructions concerning a case of extract and discuss a remittance, discounting bills on Besançon and possible commercial paper on Paris.

Commercial correspondence
Extract
Remittances
Bills of exchange
Pernod
Neuchâtel
Couvet


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

Summary: Boner requests the prompt dispatch of 40 bottles of absinthe extract after disposing of his remaining stock.


Letter from Bertrand fils to Pernaud fils (probably Pernod fils) concerning a remittance, August 29, 1811

Summary: Bertrand fils asks Pernaud fils to hand over funds received on his behalf to Mr Muller, a merchant of Gex, for the account of Abram Lequin, and to obtain a receipt.

Commercial correspondence
Remittances
Receipts
Pernod
Fleurier
Pontarlier


Letter from E. Gautier to Pernod fils concerning bills and account settlement, March 22, 1813

Summary: E. Gautier credits Pernod fils with two bills on Paris after deductions and records two 1,000-franc bills as settled on the debit side of the account.

Commercial correspondence
Bills of exchange
Accounts
Brokerage
Pernod
E. Gautier
Lyon
Pontarlier
Paris


Letter from D. de Jongh to Pernod fils concerning a delayed absinthe shipment, November 21, 1813

Summary: D. de Jongh complains that an announced shipment of absinthe extract has not arrived and warns that he will obtain supplies elsewhere if it is not received by 25 November.

Absinthe
Absinthe extract
Commercial correspondence
Delayed shipment
Pernod
Bern
Couvet


Letter from D. de Jongh to Pernod fils concerning a delayed extract shipment, November 23, 1813

Summary: D. de Jongh again requests the immediate dispatch of a delayed case of extract and explains that the delay has forced him to purchase extract from other suppliers.

Extract
Commercial correspondence
Delayed shipment
Supply
Pernod
Bern
Couvet


Letter from A. Wirtz to Pernod fils concerning accounts and bills, May 12, 1815

Summary: A. Wirtz seeks copies and explanations needed to close an account involving several bills and commercial agents, and adds a postscript offering fine old Cognac brandy.

Commercial correspondence
Accounts
Bills of exchange
Cognac
Pernod
Soleure
Couvet


Letter from Abm Ls Racine to Pernod fils requesting absinthe extract, July 29, 1815

Summary: Abm Ls Racine asks Pernod fils to send one dozen bottles of absinthe extract and indicates that payment should be arranged in cash.

Absinthe
Absinthe extract
Commercial correspondence
Orders
Pernod
Le Locle
Couvet


Letter from Bovet Père & Fils to Pernod fils concerning remittances, March 21, 1820

Summary: Bovet Père & Fils discuss the entry of a remittance on Fleurier, extensions requested by Roessinger, several outstanding remittances and an enclosed bill for 97.7 francs.

Commercial correspondence
Remittances
Bills of exchange
Credit
Pernod
Neuchâtel
Couvet


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

Summary: Ch. Delamarre fils aîné sends two financial instruments totalling 460 francs and asks Pernod fils to collect them, with a protest to be made if the first is not honoured.

Commercial correspondence
Remittances
Bills of exchange
Protest
Pernod
Pontarlier
Couvet


Letter and circular from Roüet & Ce to Pernod fils concerning spirits markets, October 14, 1827

Summary: Roüet & Ce confirm the purchase and dispatch of three pieces of three-six spirit, enclose an invoice for 1,190.70 francs, report falling spirits prices and wine-market conditions, and include a printed circular announcing Servel's retirement.

Commercial correspondence
Spirits trade
Three-six spirit
Market prices
Invoice
Printed circular
Pernod
Lunel
Couvet


Letter from Ed. Bovet & Lerch to Pernod fils concerning shipments, bills and debtors, November 26, 1827

Summary: Ed. Bovet & Lerch report on casks and packages forwarded through Swiss commercial networks and discuss bills, drafts, debtors and collection arrangements with Pernod fils.

Commercial correspondence
Shipments
Bills of exchange
Debtors
Pernod
Neuchâtel
Couvet


Letter from Ed. Bovet & Lerch to Pernod fils concerning packages, barrels and remittances, April 15, 1828

Summary: Ed. Bovet & Lerch acknowledge eight packages and two barrels, discuss an unpaid draft and a discount, and list numerous remittances totalling 1,007.11.6 before returning a disputed bill.

Commercial correspondence
Packages
Barrels
Remittances
Bills of exchange
Pernod
Neuchâtel
Couvet


Letter from Ed. Bovet & Lerch to Pernod fils concerning shipments and cases, July 15, 1828

Summary: Ed. Bovet & Lerch report on several numbered barrels and cases, explain the handling of a case released on Chatenay's instructions, record remittances, and arrange the recovery of cases containing absinthe and Cognac in Baden.

Absinthe
Cognac
Commercial correspondence
Shipments
Cases
Remittances
Pernod
Neuchâtel
Couvet
Baden


Letter from Christ Brügger to Pernod fils concerning bills, barrels and liqueur prices, August 3, 1828

Summary: Christ Brügger acknowledges four bills, reports undelivered barrels and a case, relays customer responses to bottles of liqueur and its price and quality, and warns that prices are falling.

Commercial correspondence
Liqueur
Market prices
Bills of exchange
Barrels
Pernod
Bern
Couvet


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

Summary: J. Babelay tells Pernod fils that he had long ago forgiven his hurried departure, confirms that two bills on Jaquet & Carrier were paid, and asks that enclosures be delivered promptly.

Personal correspondence
Bills of exchange
Enclosures
Pernod
Geneva
Couvet


Letter from Bille Frères to Pernod fils requesting prices for absinthe extract, September 16, 1828

Summary: Bille Frères report an enquiry from a Hamburg house for 300 bottles of superior-quality absinthe extract and ask Pernod fils for his best prices for that quantity.

Absinthe
Absinthe extract
Commercial correspondence
Price enquiry
Pernod
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Hamburg
Couvet


Francis Renevier: New York wine and spirits price current enclosed with a commission letter to Roulet père & fils in Beaune, June 30–July 1, 1831

Summary: Francis Renevier offers Roulet père & fils commission representation for French wines and spirits in New York and encloses a detailed market price current covering wines, brandies, duties and exchange rates, including an exceptionally early printed New York quotation for “Absinthe of Couvet” at 10–11 dollars per dozen.

Absinthe
Absinthe of Couvet
Wine trade
Spirits
Price currents
Market prices
Commission trade
Transatlantic commerce
Postal history
Francis Renevier
Roulet père & fils
New York
Beaune
Couvet


Letter from Aug. to Frédéric Duval concerning sales accounts and the Italian lace trade, April 5, 1833

Summary: Aug. writes to Frédéric Duval about Décoppet's sales account, a remittance through André and Lottier, a planned payment to Pernod, slow sales and unsuitable blonde-lace designs for Italy, and adds a postscript concerning Swiss cotton for Scipion Dubied.

Lace trade
Textile trade
Sales accounts
Bills of exchange
Italian trade
Frédéric Duval
Décoppet
André and Lottier
Pernod
Scipion Dubied
Geneva
Livorno
Couvet
Italy


Letter from Felix Barrelet to Andrieu Cadet ordering two bales of first-choice anise, October 11, 1835

Summary: Felix Barrelet asks Andrieu Cadet for a trial order of two bales of first-choice anise priced at 29 to 30 francs, requests prompt shipment to Pontarlier either to his address or to the commission agents Rosselet frères.

Anise
Absinthe ingredients
Raw materials
Orders
Commission agents
Felix Barrelet
Andrieu Cadet
Rosselet frères
Môtiers
Albi
Pontarlier


Letter from Chs. Jullien & Michaud to Nicolas Durand requesting replies to earlier correspondence, November 27, 1843

Summary: The Pontarlier absinthe-extract manufacturers Chs. Jullien & Michaud press Nicolas Durand for a reply to their letter of November 9 and ask him to remind his brother-in-law Eugène Jaquot to answer their separate letter.

Absinthe manufacturers
Commercial correspondence
Kirsch
Chs. Jullien & Michaud
Nicolas Durand
Eugène Jaquot
Pontarlier
Montenois


Addressed cover from J. Boschetti fu Jean to C. J. Berger, September 17, 1847

Summary: An addressed commercial cover sent from Arona to C. J. Berger in Couvet, preserving transit markings and recipient docketing but no surviving letter text.

Commercial correspondence
Postal history
Addressed covers
C. J. Berger
J. Boschetti fu Jean
Arona
Geneva
Couvet


Letter from Hy Boy de la Tour to Frédéric Duval concerning an enclosure for China and the reputation of Picard Crozier, January 25, 1850

Summary: Hy Boy de la Tour confirms that Frédéric Duval's enclosure for China will be forwarded, requests credit for compulsory postage as far as Alexandria, and reports that the liqueur manufacturers Picard Crozier retain a good reputation.

Commercial correspondence
Liqueur manufacturers
Postal charges
Forwarding
China trade
Frédéric Duval
Hy Boy de la Tour
Picard Crozier
Marseille
Couvet
Alexandria
China


Account and letter from J. Benjamin Petitpierre to Duval concerning deliveries from the St Jean factory depot, April 29, 1852

Summary: J. Benjamin Petitpierre sends Duval an account from the St Jean factory depot and asks him to include payment for two earlier loads of 400 units each delivered by the carrier Jequier.

Commercial correspondence
Accounts
Deliveries
Carriers
Duval
J. Benjamin Petitpierre
Dellenbach
Jequier
Neuchâtel
Couvet


Letter from Pujau & Lignières neveu to L. Noilly & Cie concerning a pipe of absinthe and a deferred draft, October 9, 1853

Summary: Pujau & Lignières neveu recall a pipe of absinthe ordered through the commercial traveller Mr Février, announce their succession to A. Lignières in Oran and ask L. Noilly & Cie to redirect and defer the related draft until December 15.

Absinthe
Commercial correspondence
Pipes and casks
Bills of exchange
Business succession
Pujau & Lignières neveu
L. Noilly & Cie
André Lignières
A. Lignières
J. Lignières fils
Mr Février
Oran
Marseille
La Nouvelle
Narbonne


Letter from Dutrembley père to Pernod fils ordering green and white absinthe extract, May 16, 1856

Summary: Dutrembley père orders a case containing ten bottles of green absinthe extract and two bottles of white absinthe extract from Pernod fils, to be sent through a Geneva commission merchant in transit for Chêne, and requests an additional supply of green extract for Buttes.

Absinthe
Absinthe extract
Commercial correspondence
Orders
Lebet & Fils
Pernod
Buttes
Couvet
Geneva
Chêne


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

Summary: L. F. Lambelet acknowledges a 300-franc draft payable in Paris at ten days' sight, records a net value of 298.50 francs, and sends 1,200 francs in cash to Pernod's house in Pontarlier.

Commercial correspondence
Bills of exchange
Cash remittances
Pernod
L. F. Lambelet
Verrières
Couvet
Pontarlier
Paris


Letter from M. Min Raynaud to Noilly Prat & Cie ordering brandy, absinthe, wine and vermouth, May 1, 1859

Summary: M. Min Raynaud asks Noilly Prat & Cie to send fifty feuillettes of brandy, twenty-four feuillettes of absinthe and trial cases of wine and vermouth, while discussing barley, hops, drafts, quality controls for military-camp suppliers and payment security.

Absinthe
Brandy
Wine
Vermouth
Orders
Barley
Hops
Bills of exchange
Quality control
Noilly Prat & Cie
M. Min Raynaud
Genoa
Marseille


Letter from P. Batise frères to Pernod concerning a returned draft, February 5, 1860

Summary: P. Batise frères explain that a draft was returned while P. Batise was absent, ask Pernod to draw a new sight draft and promise that it will be honoured.

Absinthe
Absinthe manufacture
Commercial correspondence
Bills of exchange
Pernod
Thonon
Pontarlier


Invoice and letter from Gérault & Guille to Pernod fils for office equipment, July 16, 1860

Summary: Gérault & Guille invoice Pernod fils 92 francs for a balance, a register, a copying press and related office supplies sent by rail to Pontarlier, with payment by draft on 15 September.

Commercial correspondence
Invoices
Office equipment
Copying presses
Rail transport
Bills of exchange
Pernod
Gérault & Guille
Paris
Couvet
Pontarlier


Letter from Alphonse Loup to Pernod fils offering an absinthe harvest, August 6, 1860

Summary: Alphonse Loup offers Pernod fils his forthcoming crop of 3,500 to 4,000 livres of first-quality petite absinthe, delivered free to Pontarlier on the previous year's terms, and also offers grande absinthe at the prevailing price.

Absinthe
Petite absinthe
Grande absinthe
Harvests
Commercial correspondence
Pernod
Alphonse Loup
Môtiers
Couvet
Pontarlier


Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils concerning an absinthe shipment to Hamburg, January 19, 1861

Summary: L. F. Lambelet confirms receipt of a 24-kilogram case of absinthe and its forwarding, with charges to follow, to Bille frères in Hamburg.

Absinthe
Commercial correspondence
Freight forwarding
Shipping
Pernod
L. F. Lambelet
Bille frères
Neuchâtel
Couvet
Hamburg


Letter from Gebrüder von Arx to Pernod fils concerning payment and label colours, January 20, 1861

Summary: Gebrüder von Arx settle an account of 37.45 francs and discuss using yellow paper and light or dark bronze colour for Pernod labels after an unexplained mix-up.

Commercial correspondence
Labels
Printing
Packaging
Payments
Pernod
Gebrüder von Arx
Olten
Couvet


Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils concerning eight drafts and an unreturned absinthe case, January 26, 1861

Summary: L. F. Lambelet acknowledges eight drafts totalling 1,255.90 francs, records a net value of 1,249.60 francs after a half-per-cent deduction, and reports that 25.50 francs remain outstanding for absinthe case no. 28093, which was not delivered at Heitersheim.

Absinthe
Commercial correspondence
Bills of exchange
Remittances
Shipping claims
Pernod
L. F. Lambelet
Verrières
Couvet
Heitersheim
Neuchâtel


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

Summary: L. F. Lambelet acknowledges six drafts totalling 812 francs from Pernod fils, records a net value of 807.95 francs at 99.5 per cent, and gives a value date of 24 February.

Commercial correspondence
Bills of exchange
Remittances
Pernod
L. F. Lambelet
Verrières
Couvet


Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils concerning a 1,200-franc cash remittance, February 5, 1861

Summary: L. F. Lambelet reports sending 1,200 francs in cash to the Pernod house in Pontarlier, to be charged to Pernod fils.

Commercial correspondence
Cash remittances
Pernod
L. F. Lambelet
Verrières
Couvet
Pontarlier


Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils acknowledging fourteen drafts, February 28, 1861

Summary: L. F. Lambelet acknowledges fourteen drafts on France totalling 2,650.25 francs and records a net value of 2,637 francs for 21 March.

Commercial correspondence
Bills of exchange
Remittances
Pernod
L. F. Lambelet
Verrières
Couvet
France


Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils acknowledging eleven drafts, March 22, 1861

Summary: L. F. Lambelet acknowledges eleven drafts and other remittances totalling 2,110.75 francs, records a net value of 2,100.20 francs, and promises an account statement at the end of the month.

Commercial correspondence
Bills of exchange
Remittances
Accounts
Pernod
L. F. Lambelet
Verrières
Couvet


Letter from L. F. Lambelet to Pernod fils concerning an account balance, March 30, 1861

Summary: L. F. Lambelet sends a statement of account balanced to 31 March with 3,819.20 francs due in favour of Pernod fils and asks for confirmation.

Commercial correspondence
Accounts
Account balances
Pernod
L. F. Lambelet
Verrières
Couvet


Letter and invoice from Laurent Tremolières to Fritz Pernod concerning clothing, May 15, 1861

Summary: Laurent Tremolières tells Fritz Pernod when his clothing will be dispatched and encloses invoice No. 128 for a complete suit and a pair of gaiters; the envelope is addressed to Couvet while the letter addresses Pernod at Travers.

Clothing
Tailoring
Invoice
Commercial correspondence
Fritz Pernod
Geneva
Travers
Couvet


Letter from D. Grandjean to Veuve Pernod & fils offering Prussian spirits, October 10, 1861

Summary: D. Grandjean offers Veuve Pernod & fils German or Prussian spirits at 91–92 degrees following a forced sale by the Marseille house Lafon & Labatut and asks for a prompt telegraphic order.

Spirits trade
Prussian spirits
Commercial correspondence
Forced sale
Pernod
Geneva
Couvet
Marseille


Letter from Gorges to Noilly et Prat ordering 200 litres of absinthe for the Café de la Poste, January 20, 1862

Summary: Gorges, who runs the Café de la Poste and works at the town hall in Mostaganem, asks Noilly et Prat to send 200 litres of good-quality absinthe, requests favourable payment terms and offers local references.

Absinthe
Orders
Cafés
Payment terms
Commercial references
Noilly et Prat
Gorges
Café de la Poste
Mostaganem
Marseille


Letter from Gius. Pini qm Antonio to Pernod fils concerning an initial absinthe order, April 19, 1863

Summary: Gius. Pini qm Antonio thanks Pernod fils for a price quotation and places an initial order for two double-casked consignments of absinthe, each containing 150 to 200 litres, with payment by a bill payable in Paris after receipt.

Absinthe
Commercial correspondence
Orders
Casks
Bills of exchange
Pernod
Livorno
Pontarlier


Letter from Pernod fils to André Delmas ordering 3,000 kilograms of green anise, November 21, 1863

Summary: Pernod fils, in a letter signed Ed Pernod, orders 3,000 kilograms of carefully sifted first-choice green anise at 92 francs per 100 kilograms and stresses urgency because the factory's stock is exhausted.

Absinthe
Green anise
Raw materials
Orders
Absinthe production
Pernod
Ed Pernod
André Delmas
Pontarlier
Albi


Letter from P. Moreau to Pernod fils concerning an invoice and a May settlement, January 19, 1864

Summary: P. Moreau acknowledges Pernod fils's invoice for 288 francs, credits the amount and records the intended settlement for 15 May.

Commercial correspondence
Invoices
Credit
Payments
Pernod
P. Moreau
Constantine
Pontarlier


Letter from Pernod fils to André Delmas concerning anise, remittance and current prices, February 6, 1864

Summary: Pernod fils remits 2,918.25 francs against an invoice for nineteen units of anise and asks André Delmas for the current price of good-quality anise.

Absinthe
Anise
Raw materials
Remittances
Market prices
Pernod
André Delmas
Pontarlier
Albi
Paris


Fragmentary letter from Pernod Fils to J. Turnbeuf & Neveu ordering demijohns, July 29, 1864

Summary: Surviving fragment of a Pernod Fils letter to the Jura glassmaking firm J. Turnbeuf & Neveu ordering ten strong demijohns and ten further demijohns of a specified capacity. The right-hand portion of the sheet is physically absent, so the remaining commercial clauses are transcribed only as fragments.

29 Juillet 1864 (cachet postal et note de classement)

Pernod Fils
Glass manufacture
Demijohns
Orders
J. Turnbeuf & Neveu
Pontarlier
Dole
Jura


Letter from the trustees of Franqueville & Cie to Pernod fils concerning a bankruptcy claim, August 20, 1864

Summary: The trustees of Franqueville & Cie admit Pernod fils's claim among the bankruptcy liabilities but explain that recovery of 10,244.20 francs must be pursued before the courts.

Commercial correspondence
Bankruptcy
Creditors
Legal claims
Pernod
Franqueville & Cie
Dubois & Remy
Algiers
Pontarlier

Dubois & Remy, trustees of Franqueville & Cie


Letter and invoice from C. Regnauld to Noilly Prat & Cie for hyssop and wormwood from Pontarlier, October 29, 1864

Summary: C. Regnauld documents a shipment to Noilly Prat & Cie of four bales of hyssop and two bales of petite absinthe from Pontarlier, invoices 578.40 francs, sends a hyssop sample, offers further lots of hyssop, grand wormwood and petite absinthe, and discusses mixed-origin herbs and speculation over spring scarcity.

Hyssop
Grand wormwood
Petite absinthe
Absinthe ingredients
Botanical raw materials
Invoices
Samples
Prices
Speculation
C. Regnauld
Noilly Prat & Cie
Pontarlier
Marseille


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

Summary: Coulin & Petitpierre acknowledge receipt from Pernod fils of two financial instruments drawn on Paris and Lyon and record a net credit of 568.60 francs after stamp duty.

Commercial correspondence
Bills of exchange
Credit
Pernod
Couvet
Paris
Lyon


Envelope from Pernod Fils to Paul Guillemot at the Dijon station buffet, September 27, 1865

Summary: Postal cover sent by Pernod Fils to Paul Guillemot at the buffet of Dijon railway station. No enclosed letter survives in this item; the reverse preserves a wax-seal remnant and bleed-through.

Pernod Fils
Postal history
Envelopes
Railway station buffets
Paul Guillemot
Pontarlier
Dijon


Letter from Griffon & Jantet to Noilly Prat & Cie quoting prices for wormwood and hyssop, August 23, 1868

Summary: Griffon & Jantet, through E. Noblot, quotes Noilly Prat & Cie prices valid until September 15 for grand wormwood, petite absinthe and hyssop, each priced per fifty kilograms under the firm's usual conditions.

Grand wormwood
Petite absinthe
Hyssop
Absinthe ingredients
Botanical raw materials
Prices
Griffon & Jantet
E. Noblot
Noilly Prat & Cie
Pontarlier
Marseille


Account statement from C. Regnauld to Noilly Prat & Cie for twenty-four bales of petite absinthe, September 8, 1868

Summary: C. Regnauld's account statement records twenty-four bales of 1867 petite absinthe dispatched from Boveresse station for Noilly Prat & Cie: 1,996 kilograms gross, 1,972 kilograms net at 97.50 francs per 100 kilograms, with packaging, stamp and exchange charges bringing the value due on October 5 to 1,993.60 francs.

Petite absinthe
Absinthe ingredients
Botanical raw materials
Account statements
Bales
Prices
C. Regnauld
Noilly Prat & Cie
Boveresse
Val-de-Travers
Pontarlier
Marseille


Letter from C. Regnauld to Noilly Prat & Cie concerning commissions and offers of petite absinthe, November 9, 1868

Summary: C. Regnauld draws on Noilly Prat & Cie for 202.30 francs in commissions on four herb shipments, then reports offers from Coradin Dubied and the Dubied sisters at Boveresse for new petite absinthe at approximately 65 francs per 100 kilograms, packaging extra.

Petite absinthe
Absinthe ingredients
Botanical raw materials
Commissions
Bills of exchange
Prices
C. Regnauld
Coradin Dubied
Dubied sisters
Noilly Prat & Cie
Boveresse
Pontarlier
Marseille
Val-de-Travers


Invoice and letter from J. Vallagnosc de Vve Vieil to Dubied Père et Fils for two rabbit-fur filters, September 26, 1872

Summary: The Marseille felt-hat manufacturer J. Vallagnosc de Vve Vieil invoices the absinthe manufacturers Dubied Père et Fils for two rabbit-fur filters ordered through the commercial traveller Mr Courbon, apologises for the delayed shipment and requests payment by postage stamps or money order.

Absinthe manufacturers
Felt-hat manufacture
Invoices
Filters
Commercial travellers
Payment
Dubied Père et Fils
J. Vallagnosc de Vve Vieil
Mr Courbon
Marseille
Pontarlier


Invoice and letter from Pernod fils to Mr Boissin for a cask and a case of absinthe, November 15, 1872

Summary: Pernod fils invoices Mr Boissin of the Café du Grand Cercle for a 57-litre cask and a case of fifteen bottles of superior-quality absinthe, with a net amount of 131.40 francs due on 31 December.

Absinthe
Commercial correspondence
Invoices
Casks
Bottles
Cafés
Pernod
Mr Boissin
Pontarlier
Barcelonnette


Letter from C. Regnauld to Noilly Prat & Cie offering 2,500 kilograms of grand wormwood, January 31, 1873

Summary: C. Regnauld informs Noilly Prat & Cie that he has been offered approximately 2,500 kilograms of high-quality grande absinthe—grand wormwood—from Pontarlier at 20 francs per 100 kilograms, plus packaging, and asks whether they wish to buy it.

Grand wormwood
Absinthe ingredients
Raw materials
Offers
Prices
C. Regnauld
Noilly Prat & Cie
Pontarlier
Marseille


Market report from Reynaud Frères to H. & F. Duval concerning trois-six alcohol, brandy and piquette, October 14, 1873

Summary: Reynaud Frères report current Lunel market prices for trois-six alcohol and good-quality brandy, state that their stock at 99 francs is sold and anticipate that the remaining distillers will soon stop once the piquette has been distilled.

Alcohol trade
Trois-six alcohol
Brandy
Piquette
Market prices
Distillation
Reynaud Frères
H. & F. Duval
Lunel
Pontarlier


Letter from J. J. Vatinelle to H. & F. Duval concerning a complaint and a North African sales tour, August 16, 1875

Summary: J. J. Vatinelle encloses a complaint for H. & F. Duval to answer directly, describes the oppressive heat and quiet business in Algiers, and announces a sales tour through Constantine, Guelma, Bône and Tunis.

Absinthe
Commercial correspondence
Complaints
Sales travel
H. & F. Duval
J. J. Vatinelle
Algiers
Constantine
Guelma
Bône
Tunis
Pontarlier


Letter from Alquier Frères to Pernod Fils acknowledging a credit of 2,610.30 francs, December 21, 1875

Summary: Alquier Frères acknowledges Pernod Fils's letter of December 18 and a credit of 2,610.30 francs, subject to error, and confirms the full contents of its own letter of December 20.

Commercial correspondence
Accounts
Credit
Alquier Frères
Pernod Fils
Rivesaltes
Pontarlier


Letter from P. Coulon to H. & F. Duval acknowledging an invoice for fifty cases of absinthe, April 27, 1876

Summary: P. Coulon acknowledges H. & F. Duval's invoice for fifty cases of absinthe sent by rail, accepts a draft for 792 francs due May 15 and confirms that the acquit-à-caution accompanying the shipment has been put in order.

Absinthe
Invoices
Rail transport
Bills of exchange
Acquits-à-caution
P. Coulon
H. & F. Duval
Marseille
Pontarlier


Railway letter to H. & F. Duval concerning a cask of absinthe held at Charleroi, June 9, 1876

Summary: The stationmaster at Gray informs H. & F. Duval that a cask of absinthe addressed to the lemonade maker Janoyer at Charleroi remains held at that station, which is requesting their instructions concerning the dispute.

Absinthe
Rail transport
Casks
Undelivered freight
Commercial disputes
H. & F. Duval
Janoyer
Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée Railway
Gray
Charleroi
Pontarlier

Stationmaster, Gray station, Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée Railway


Letter from Alquier Frères to Pernod Fils remitting a draft for 43.90 francs, July 16, 1876

Summary: Alquier Frères encloses a draft for 43.90 francs drawn on La Bastide du Vert, including return charges, and asks Pernod Fils to credit the amount to their account.

Commercial correspondence
Bills of exchange
Accounts
Alquier Frères
Pernod Fils
La Bastide du Vert
Rivesaltes
Pontarlier


Letter from Audibert, Delas & Michel to Pernod Fils ordering three barrels of absinthe and 1,500 labels, August 7, 1876

Summary: The wholesale wine and spirits firm Audibert, Delas & Michel asks Pernod Fils to supply, against their existing contract, three barrels of approximately 170 litres of absinthe together with 1,500 labels for bottling the spirit in half-bottles, and requests immediate dispatch.

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Bottling
Labels
Audibert, Delas & Michel
Pernod Fils
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Pontarlier


Letter from Hugo to Pernod fils requesting a 40-litre cask, April 5, 1878

Summary: Hugo, a confectioner-distiller in Libourne, explains that a 107-litre cask will be placed with another house and asks Pernod fils to send a 40-litre cask on the same terms.

Commercial correspondence
Orders
Casks
Distillers
Pernod
Hugo
Libourne
Pontarlier


Postcard from C. Boitteux & Cie to Pernod Fils requesting window measurements needed to finish espagnolette fasteners, October 25, 1878

Summary: C. Boitteux & Cie ask Pernod Fils for an immediate reply giving a missing window-bar height and confirming the dimensions and quantities required to finish a set of espagnolette window fasteners.

Business correspondence
Hardware
Window fittings
Espagnolette fasteners
Measurements
C. Boitteux & Cie
Pernod Fils
Besançon
Pontarlier


Letter from Fritz Duval to Vve A. Cabrol Jeune & Cie arranging Jules Haas's return from Buenos Aires, July 3, 1879

Summary: Fritz Duval, successor to Dubied Père & Fils, asks Vve A. Cabrol Jeune & Cie to arrange second-class steamship passage from Buenos Aires to Bordeaux for the ill Jules Haas, to verify his identity from two signed documents, to advance the fare and to notify him at the Hôtel Américain.

Transatlantic travel
Steamships
Passenger transport
Illness
Fritz Duval
Jules Haas
Vve A. Cabrol Jeune & Cie
Dubied Père & Fils
Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Messageries Maritimes
Couvet
Buenos Aires
Bordeaux


Invoice from Pernod Fils to Chatain & Chateauneuf for a demijohn of absinthe, October 23, 1880

Summary: Pernod Fils invoices Chatain & Chateauneuf for a demijohn containing seventeen litres of superior-quality absinthe, shipped to Mr Icard at Montbrison, with a net value of 28.30 francs due January 31, 1881.

Absinthe
Invoices
Demijohns
Commissions
Payment terms
Pernod Fils
Chatain & Chateauneuf
Mr Icard
Pontarlier
Dijon
Montbrison


Postcard from C. Aulès to Pernod Fils authorizing shipment of an absinthe order at the quoted price, March 19, 1881

Summary: C. Aulès authorizes Pernod Fils to dispatch an absinthe order at the price quoted in its letter of March 16.

Absinthe
Orders
Prices
C. Aulès
Pernod Fils
Roussillon
Pontarlier


Postcard from P. Royer-Bulliod to Pernod concerning dispatch of a railway wagon, March 27, 1882

Summary: P. Royer-Bulliod informs Pernod that a railway wagon will be dispatched the following Tuesday.

Absinthe trade
Railway wagons
Dispatches
Transport
P. Royer-Bulliod
Pernod
Lyon
Pontarlier


Postcard from Charles Schwartz to Pernod Fils ordering twenty litres of absinthe in litre bottles, October 9, 1882

Summary: Charles Schwartz, successor to Maison Jonval-Lamy, orders twenty litres of absinthe in litre bottles at the usual price and on the usual terms.

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
Bottles
Charles Schwartz
Maison Jonval-Lamy
Pernod Fils
Charleville
Pontarlier


Postcard from Ducroux to Pernod requesting absinthe matching an earlier shipment, May 21, 1883

Summary: Lyon liqueur maker Ducroux asks Pernod to send absinthe matching the shipment of 14 October of the previous year.

Absinthe
Repeat purchases
Product consistency
Liqueur makers
Ducroux
Pernod Fils
Lyon
Pontarlier


Postcard from Camille Hanhart to Pernod Fils ordering a trial case of absinthe, May 25, 1883

Summary: Camille Hanhart of the Brasserie de Strasbourg in Montbéliard orders a trial case of twelve bottles of Pernod Fils absinthe, specifying the unit price, packaging, cash payment and three-percent discount.

Absinthe
Trial orders
Cases
Bottles
Prices
Cash payment
Discounts
Camille Hanhart
Brasserie de Strasbourg
Pernod Fils
Montbéliard
Pontarlier


Postcard from Claverie Fils to Pernod concerning missing bottle labels, July 13, 1883

Summary: Claverie Fils reports receiving a shipment of absinthes without the labels needed for bottling and asks Pernod to send the missing labels promptly.

Absinthe
Labels
Bottling
Shipments
Claverie Fils
Pernod
Pau
Pontarlier


Postcard from G. Banderet to Pernod Fils concerning Hungarian barrel wood, July 22, 1883

Summary: G. Banderet tells Pernod Fils that he is consulting his Hungarian principals about barrel wood and expects to submit offers within a few days.

Barrel wood
Wood trade
Hungary
Business offers
Supply chains
G. Banderet
Pernod Fils
Romanshorn
Pontarlier


Postcard from Alphonse Bouvard to Pernod Fils ordering a 25–30-litre barrel of absinthe, October 16, 1883

Summary: Alphonse Bouvard, a café keeper at Chamoux, orders a barrel containing twenty-five to thirty litres of absinthe as soon as possible.

Chamoux origin postmark: 16 Octobre 1883

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Litres
Cafés
Alphonse Bouvard
Pernod Fils
Chamoux-sur-Gelon
Pontarlier


Postcard from Alquié & Magna to Pernod Fils offering new anise, October 5, 1884

Summary: Alquié & Magna offers Pernod Fils first-quality sifted new anise at 89 francs per 100 kilograms and anise mixed with thirty per cent old stock at 87 francs.

Absinthe ingredients
Anise
Raw materials
Offers
Prices
Alquié & Magna
Pernod Fils
Albi
Pontarlier


Postcard from Evin Carton to Pernod Fils ordering a case of twenty-four bottles of absinthe, November 14, 1884

Summary: Evin Carton of Bénévent-l'Abbaye orders one case containing twenty-four bottles of absinthe from Pernod Fils.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Evin Carton
Pernod Fils
Bénévent-l'Abbaye
Pontarlier


Postcard from Charles Huguenin to Pernod Fils ordering five cases of absinthe Noté, April 25, 1885

Summary: Charles Huguenin asks Pernod Fils to send five cases of twelve bottles of the firm's absinthe Noté and states that he awaits the invoice.

Absinthe
Absinthe Noté
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Invoices
Charles Huguenin
Pernod Fils
Nantes
Pontarlier


Postcard from Louis Grangier to Pernod Fils urgently ordering two cases of superior absinthe, May 25, 1885

Summary: Louis Grangier asks Pernod Fils for urgent dispatch of two cases of superior absinthe, each containing twenty-five bottles.

Absinthe
Orders
Urgent orders
Cases
Bottles
Louis Grangier
Pernod Fils
Saint-Étienne
Pontarlier


Postcard from F. Piller to Pernod Fils urging shipment of a cask and a case of absinthe ordered through a representative, July 22, 1885

Summary: F. Piller urges delivery of a cask and a case of absinthe ordered through Pernod Fils representative Mr Michaud, explaining that he is out of stock and that his empty cask was returned on July 7.

Absinthe
Delayed deliveries
Casks
Cases
Returnable containers
Travelling representatives
F. Piller
Mr Michaud
Pernod Fils
Nantes
Pontarlier


Postcard from F. Sémézis to Pernod Fils ordering a case of absinthe on the usual quality and terms, August 12, 1885

Summary: F. Sémézis asks Pernod Fils to send one case of absinthe of the same quality and on the same terms as before.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Repeat purchases
Product quality
Usual terms
F. Sémézis
Pernod Fils
Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Pontarlier


Postcard from L. Pougheol to Pernod Fils ordering forty-eight litres and requesting prices for larger absinthe containers, September 7, 1885

Summary: L. Pougheol orders forty-eight litres of absinthe in two cases for direct shipment to customers, requests carriage-paid prices for barrels and carboys of various capacities, and asks for advertising pictures.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Barrels
Carboys
Prices
Direct shipping
Advertising
L. Pougheol
Pernod Fils
Montauban
Pontarlier


Postcard from Froissant & Cie to Pernod Fils ordering two cases of superior absinthe, September 23, 1885

Summary: Froissant & Cie asks Pernod Fils to send as promptly as possible two cases, each containing fifty bottles of superior-quality absinthe.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Froissant & Cie
Pernod Fils
Rochefort-sur-Mer
Pontarlier


Postcard from E. Poirot to Pernod ordering fifty to sixty litres of absinthe in litre bottles, November 14, 1885

Summary: E. Poirot, a wine and spirits merchant in Pont-à-Mousson, orders fifty to sixty litres of absinthe in one-litre bottles.

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
Bottles
E. Poirot
Pernod
Pont-à-Mousson
Pontarlier


Postcard from Pichard Leroux to Pernod Fils ordering three cases of absinthe via Neuillé-Pont-Pierre, November 19, 1885

Summary: Pichard Leroux, successor to M. Cissard, orders two twelve-litre cases and one twenty-four-litre case of absinthe for Château-la-Vallière station via Neuillé-Pont-Pierre.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Rail transport
Pichard Leroux
M. Cissard
Pernod Fils
Château-la-Vallière
Neuillé-Pont-Pierre
Pontarlier


Postcard from J. Coynel to Pernod Fils ordering four cases of twelve bottles of absinthe, February 13, 1886

Summary: J. Coynel orders four cases, each containing twelve bottles of absinthe, for immediate shipment.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
J. Coynel
Pernod Fils
Grenoble
Pontarlier


Postcard from Corand & Welsch to Pernod Fils adding a feuillette cask of absinthe to an order for fifty bottles, April 9, 1886

Summary: Corand & Welsch, successors to Maison Tarpin, ask Pernod Fils to add one feuillette cask of absinthe to their existing order for fifty bottles.

Absinthe
Order amendments
Casks
Bottles
Corand & Welsch
Maison Tarpin
Pernod Fils
Lyon
Pontarlier


Postcard from J. Coynel to Pernod Fils ordering four cases of absinthe, May 21, 1886

Summary: J. Coynel, a Grenoble syrup manufacturer and liqueur dealer, asks Pernod Fils to dispatch immediately four cases containing twelve bottles each of absinthe.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Syrup manufacturers
Liqueur dealers
J. Coynel
Pernod Fils
Grenoble
Pontarlier


Postcard from Claude Barnoud to Pernod ordering a mixed case of absinthe and white absinthe, June 22, 1886

Summary: Liqueur maker Claude Barnoud orders a mixed case comprising ten units of absinthe and two of white absinthe and asks for the invoice.

Absinthe
White absinthe
Orders
Mixed cases
Invoices
Liqueur makers
Claude Barnoud
Pernod Fils
Lons-le-Saunier
Pontarlier


Invoice from Pernod Fils to Chateauneuf for five consignments of absinthe, July 31, 1886

Summary: Pernod Fils invoices Chateauneuf for five consignments of absinthe—one case, one cask and three demijohns—sent by slow freight to recipients in Saint-Étienne, Montbrison and Saint-Chamond, for a net total of 196.25 francs due in August and October 1886.

Absinthe
Invoices
Casks
Cases
Demijohns
Cafés
Rail freight
Commissions
Payment terms
Pernod Fils
Chateauneuf
L. Fauveau
Chatain
Guillaume
Pontarlier
Dijon
Saint-Étienne
Montbrison
Saint-Chamond


Postcard from G. Putois to Pernod Fils ordering fifty bottles of absinthe on previous terms, January 14, 1887

Summary: G. Putois orders fifty bottles of absinthe for immediate delivery to Villeneuve-sur-Yonne station on the previous terms.

V[illeneu]ve-s[ur]-Yonne le 14 janvier 1887

Absinthe
Orders
Bottles
Rail transport
G. Putois
Pernod Fils
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
Pontarlier


Postcard from Bonin & Berger to Pernod Fils seeking the invoice and receipt for two undelivered thirty-litre casks of absinthe, January 28, 1887

Summary: Bonin & Berger ask why they have not received the invoice and railway receipt for two thirty-litre casks of 60-degree absinthe ordered on January 23 and whether the delivery can still be expected.

Absinthe
Orders
Casks
Invoices
Receipts
Delayed deliveries
Bonin & Berger
Pernod Fils
Lyon
Pontarlier


Postcard from P. Ch. Bavard to Pernod Fils postponing an absinthe-cask shipment until March 15, February 11, 1887

Summary: P. Ch. Bavard asks Pernod Fils to postpone a cask of absinthe, if it has not yet left, from February 15 until March 15.

Absinthe
Shipment postponements
Casks
P. Ch. Bavard
Pernod Fils
Champdôtre
Pontarlier


Postcard from Bidard-Lecoq of Café du Commerce to Pernod Fils confirming that a previous order should be dispatched, May 20, 1887

Summary: Bidard-Lecoq of Café du Commerce in Épernay instructs Pernod Fils to dispatch a previously placed order after all and awaits the invoice.

Absinthe trade
Orders
Invoices
Bidard-Lecoq
Café du Commerce
Pernod Fils
Épernay
Pontarlier


Postcard from M. Molard, Molard Fils to Pernod Fils ordering twenty litres of absinthe by rail, July 23, 1887

Summary: M. Molard of Molard Fils orders twenty litres of absinthe for immediate shipment by rail.

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
Rail transport
Molard Fils
M. Molard
Pernod Fils
Crest
Pontarlier


Postcard from Fournier to Pernod Fils ordering a twenty-eight-litre basket of absinthe on thirty-day terms, July 26, 1887

Summary: Fournier orders a basket containing twenty-eight litres of absinthe for shipment by slow freight to Saint-Paterne station, with payment by thirty-day money order and a three per cent discount.

Absinthe
Orders
Baskets
Litres
Payment terms
Discounts
Slow freight
Fournier
Pernod Fils
Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais
Saint-Paterne
Pontarlier


Postcard from P. Fouché to Pernod Fils ordering fourteen cases of absinthe in two sizes, August 31, 1887

Summary: P. Fouché orders ten six-litre cases and four twelve-litre cases of absinthe for immediate shipment.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
P. Fouché
Pernod Fils
Saumur
Pontarlier


Postcard from Auguste Bailly to Pernod Fils ordering four cases of twelve bottles of absinthe, November 13, 1887

Summary: G. Fromont, writing for the merchant Auguste Bailly, asks Pernod in Pontarlier to dispatch immediately four cases of twelve bottles of Pernod absinthe.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Auguste Bailly
G. Fromont
Pernod Fils
Crépy-en-Valois
Pontarlier


Postcard from Louis Milat to Pernod Fils requesting the price of a twelve-bottle case of absinthe, November 27, 1887

Summary: Louis Milat asks Pernod Fils for the price of one case containing twelve bottles of absinthe.

Absinthe
Price inquiries
Cases
Bottles
Grocers
Louis Milat
Pernod Fils
Pont-à-Mousson
Pontarlier


Postcard from Louis Milat to Pernod Fils ordering a twelve-bottle case of absinthe at 4.90 by slow freight, November 27, 1887

Summary: Louis Milat of the Épicerie Mussipontaine orders one case of twelve bottles of absinthe at a stated price of 4.90, to be sent by slow freight.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Prices
Slow freight
Louis Milat
Pernod Fils
Pont-à-Mousson
Pontarlier


Postcard from F. Irmoux of the Café de la Rotonde to Pernod Fils ordering a 180-litre barrel of absinthe, May 7, 1888

Summary: F. Irmoux of the Café de la Rotonde asks Pernod Fils to send a 180-litre barrel of absinthe before festivities beginning on 28 May.

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Litres
Cafés
Festivities
F. Irmoux
Café de la Rotonde
Pernod Fils
Dijon
Pontarlier


Postcard from Richon Massicot to Pernod Fils ordering two casks containing fifty and twenty and a half litres of absinthe, June 1, 1889

Summary: Richon Massicot of the Épicerie Moderne orders one fifty-litre cask and one twenty-and-a-half-litre cask of absinthe.

Absinthe
Orders
Casks
Litres
Épicerie Moderne
Richon Massicot
Pernod Fils
Lyon
Pontarlier


Postcard from A. Vinet to Pernod Fils ordering a direct shipment of twenty litres of absinthe to Mr Falourd, November 29, 1889

Summary: A. Vinet instructs Pernod Fils to send twenty litres of absinthe directly, on his account, to the merchant Mr Falourd at La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent.

Absinthe
Orders
Direct shipments
Litres
A. Vinet
Mr Falourd
Pernod Fils
Niort
La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent
Pontarlier


Postcard from L. Jossand to Pernod Fils ordering six cases of superior absinthe, January 17, 1890

Summary: L. Jossand orders six cases of twelve bottles of superior-quality absinthe, to be sent by slow freight to Rennes station on the usual terms.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Superior absinthe
Rail transport
Invoices
L. Jossand
Pernod Fils
Rennes
Pontarlier


Postcard from Jules Baudais to Pernod Fils urgently ordering fifty bottles of absinthe, February 21, 1890

Summary: Jules Baudais urgently asks Pernod Fils to send fifty bottles of Pernod Fils absinthe.

Absinthe
Orders
Urgent orders
Bottles
Wine and spirit merchants
Jules Baudais
Pernod Fils
Ploërmel
Pontarlier


Postcard from François Perrichon to Pernod Fils ordering direct shipment of an eighteen-litre demijohn of absinthe to Mr Berthola, May 12, 1890

Summary: François Perrichon instructs Pernod Fils to send Mr Berthola at the La Roche-sur-Foron railway-station refreshment stand a demijohn containing about eighteen litres of absinthe, carriage forward.

Absinthe
Orders
Direct shipments
Demijohns
Litres
Railway refreshment rooms
François Perrichon
Mr Berthola
Pernod Fils
La Tour-du-Pin
La Roche-sur-Foron
Pontarlier


Postcard from Ch. Greusillier of the Distillerie Royannaise to Pernod Fils ordering thirty bottles, July 17, 1890

Summary: Ch. Greusillier of the Distillerie Royannaise orders one case of thirty bottles of Pernod Fils upon receipt of the postcard.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Distilleries
Ch. Greusillier
Distillerie Royannaise
Pernod Fils
Royan
Pontarlier


Postcard from Molard Fils to Pernod Fils urgently ordering a fifty-litre cask of absinthe, July 28, 1890

Summary: Molard Fils asks Pernod Fils to send a fifty-litre cask of absinthe without delay.

Absinthe
Orders
Casks
Litres
Molard Fils
Pernod Fils
Crest
Pontarlier


Postcard from Corand & Welsch to Pernod Fils ordering fifty bottles of absinthe on previous terms, August 17, 1890

Summary: Lyon liqueur makers Corand & Welsch, successors to Maison Tarpin, order a case of fifty bottles of absinthe on their previous terms.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Corand & Welsch
Maison Tarpin
Pernod Fils
Lyon
Pontarlier


Postcard from Mathey-Pernaud to Pernod Fils instructing that an order not be dispatched, September 19, 1890

Summary: Mathey-Pernaud asks Pernod Fils not to dispatch a small order to be forwarded by Mr Martinot until further notice.

Absinthe trade
Orders
Dispatch instructions
Order holds
Mathey-Pernaud
Martinot
Pernod Fils & Cie
Tournus
Pontarlier


Postcard from Léon Louis to Pernod Fils requesting advertising material for Schneider's brasserie, October 15, 1890

Summary: Wholesale wine merchant Léon Louis asks Pernod Fils to send advertising material for Émile Schneider's establishment in Saint-Étienne, including a display for the firm's brand; a pencil instruction specifies one chromolithograph for Schneider's brasserie.

Absinthe advertising
Posters
Chromolithographs
Brasseries
Léon Louis
Émile Schneider
Pernod Fils
Veil-Picard
Saverne
Saint-Étienne
Pontarlier


Postcard from Mestrallet to Pernod Fils & Cie concerning an oval absinthe barrel, October 16, 1890

Summary: Mestrallet instructs Pernod Fils & Cie to route his oval absinthe barrel to warehouse keeper Mr Grangean at 23 quai de Serin.

Absinthe
Barrels
Warehousing
Consignment instructions
Mestrallet
Café-Comptoir
Grangean
Pernod Fils & Cie
Lyon
Pontarlier


Postcard from Lazare Petit to Veil-Picard & Cie concerning a small barrel ordered through representative Sardin, October 23, 1890

Summary: Lazare Petit asks for immediate dispatch of the small barrel of Pernod absinthe ordered from the firm's representative, Mr Sardin, during his visit to Digoin.

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Sales representatives
Lazare Petit
Café du Centre
Sardin
Veil-Picard & Cie
Pernod Fils
Digoin
Pontarlier


Postcard from L. Basserot of the Café National to Pernod Fils returning a barrel to be refilled, November 22, 1890

Summary: L. Basserot of the Café National returns a barrel to Pernod Fils and asks that it be refilled and sent back promptly on the travelling salesman's terms.

Pont-de-Roide origin postmark: 22 Novembre 1890

Absinthe trade
Barrels
Returnable containers
Refilling
Sales representatives
Cafés
L. Basserot
Café National
Pernod Fils
Pont-de-Roide
Pontarlier


Postcard from F. Guéry to Pernod Fils ordering five cases of twenty-four litres of absinthe, December 8, 1890

Summary: F. Guéry asks Pernod Fils to dispatch immediately five cases, each containing twenty-four litres of absinthe.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
F. Guéry
Pernod Fils
Angers
Pontarlier


Postcard from Paul Boillon to Pernod Fils ordering twenty-four litres of absinthe and a tin advertising sign, March 5, 1891

Summary: Paul Boillon orders twenty-four litres of absinthe on the usual terms and asks Pernod Fils to include a tin advertising sign.

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
Advertising
Tin signs
Paul Boillon
Pernod Fils
Besançon
Pontarlier


Postcard from G. Theiler to Vieil-Picard, Maison Pernod Fils sending an empty cask for its customary return, March 19, 1891

Summary: G. Theiler of the Grand Café-Restaurant de Madrid in Lyon tells Vieil-Picard at Maison Pernod Fils that an empty cask has been sent and asks for it to be returned as usual; a later note records 121 litres.

Absinthe trade
Empty containers
Casks
Returns
Grand Café-Restaurant de Madrid
G. Theiler
Vieil-Picard
Maison Pernod Fils
Lyon
Pontarlier


Postcard from Traversier & Picaud to Pernod Fils ordering fifty bottles and fifty half-bottles of absinthe, June 11, 1891

Summary: Traversier & Picaud order one case of fifty bottles of absinthe and one case of fifty half-bottles of the same product.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Half-bottles
Traversier & Picaud
Maison Pernod
Valence
Pontarlier


Postcard from S. Haberstich of Café Rapp to Pernod Fils requesting labels and two bottles, July 24, 1891

Summary: S. Haberstich of Café Rapp in Colmar asks Pernod Fils in Pontarlier to send labels and two bottles from the firm.

Absinthe
Labels
Bottles
S. Haberstich
Café Rapp
Pernod Fils
Colmar
Pontarlier


Postcard from S. Haberstich of Café Rapp to Pernod Fils requesting two empty bottles and six labels, July 28, 1891

Summary: Replying to a letter from Pernod Fils, S. Haberstich says that he does not want litres of absinthe, but only two empty bottles and six labels for use in his establishment, Café Rapp.


Postcard from Abadie & Sempé to Pernod Fils ordering a 40–45-litre barrel of absinthe, August 20, 1891

Summary: Abadie & Sempé orders a barrel holding approximately forty to forty-five litres of the same absinthe they usually buy.

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Litres
Repeat purchases
Cafés
Abadie & Sempé
Pernod Fils
Mirande
Pontarlier


Postcard from L. Lafontaine to Pernod Fils ordering a small barrel of superior absinthe, September 5, 1891

Summary: L. Lafontaine asks Pernod Fils to send as soon as possible a small barrel containing twenty-five to thirty litres of superior-quality absinthe.

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Litres
Grocers
L. Lafontaine
Pernod Fils
Chambley-Bussières
Pontarlier


Postcard from Lazare Petit to Pernod Fils urgently ordering a small cask of absinthe, October 4, 1891

Summary: Lazare Petit of the Café du Centre in Digoin urgently orders a small cask of absinthe; a later note records a capacity of thirty litres.

Absinthe
Orders
Casks
Café du Centre
Lazare Petit
Pernod Fils
Digoin
Pontarlier


Postcard from E. Andouard to Pernod Fils ordering ten casks and thirty cases of absinthe for Bordeaux station, October 23, 1891

Summary: E. Andouard orders eight thirty-to-forty-litre casks, two one-hundred-to-one-hundred-and-twenty-litre casks and thirty twelve-litre cases of absinthe for Bordeaux station.

Absinthe
Orders
Casks
Cases
Litres
Rail transport
E. Andouard
Pernod Fils
Bordeaux
Pontarlier


Postcard from Bouchard Café to Pernod et Cie ordering a barrel of good-quality absinthe at the cash price, November 6, 1891

Summary: Bouchard Café orders a barrel of good-quality absinthe for immediate shipment and asks for the cash price so that a discount can be applied.

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Cash prices
Discounts
Bouchard Café
Pernod et Cie
Pouilly-sur-Saône
Pontarlier


Postcard from Hildebrand of Café Claude to Pernod Fils ordering thirty to thirty-five litres of absinthe, November 19, 1891

Summary: Hildebrand of Café Claude asks Pernod Fils to send a barrel containing thirty to thirty-five litres of absinthe, of good quality and at the lowest price, like previous supplies.

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Hildebrand
Café Claude
Pernod Fils
Saverne
Couvet


Postcard from E. Andouard to Pernod Fils concerning five demijohns of twenty to thirty litres, December 4, 1891

Summary: Writing for E. Andouard, an unidentified signatory asks Pernod Fils to add five demijohns holding twenty to thirty litres to a shipment if it has not yet left; otherwise they are to wait for a later shipment.

Absinthe trade
Shipments
Demijohns
E. Andouard
Pernod Fils
Bordeaux
Pontarlier


Postcard from E. Andouard to Pernod Fils placing a large order for absinthe in barrels and cases, January 21, 1892

Summary: E. Andouard places a large order with Pernod Fils for absinthe in multiple barrels and cases and adds two cases of white absinthe.

Absinthe
White absinthe
Large orders
Barrels
Cases
Rail transport
E. Andouard
Pernod Fils
Bordeaux
Pontarlier


Postcard from Soula-Oulès & F. Barthe to Veil-Picard & Cie ordering forty-eight bottles of Pernod, February 10, 1892

Summary: Soula-Oulès & F. Barthe asks Veil-Picard & Cie to send forty-eight bottles of Pernod immediately.

Absinthe
Orders
Bottles
Distillers
Soula-Oulès & F. Barthe
Veil-Picard & Cie
Pernod Fils
Pamiers
Pontarlier


Postcard from Bourdet-Chardon to Pernod Fils postponing a thirty-bottle case of absinthe until the end of April, February 15, 1892

Summary: Bourdet-Chardon asks Pernod to postpone until the end of April a previously ordered case of thirty bottles of absinthe because sufficient stock remains for two months.

Absinthe
Orders
Postponed shipments
Cases
Bottles
Bourdet-Chardon
Pernod Fils
Châtellerault
Pontarlier


Postcard from Pierre Apfel of Café de Paris to Pernod Fils ordering a thirty-three-litre barrel of absinthe, March 15, 1892

Summary: Pierre Apfel of the Café de Paris in Saarunion asks Pernod Fils to send one barrel containing thirty-three litres of absinthe.

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Pierre Apfel
Café de Paris
Pernod Fils
Sarre-Union
Pontarlier


Postcard from A. Falletti to Pernod Fils requesting a small cask of absinthe ordered through the travelling salesman Léopold, April 1, 1892

Summary: A. Falletti of a café-restaurant in Modane asks Pernod Fils to send immediately the small cask of absinthe ordered through its travelling salesman, Mr Léopold.

Absinthe
Orders
Casks
Travelling salesmen
A. Falletti
Mr Léopold
Pernod Fils
Modane
Pontarlier


Postcard from A. Bunoust to Pernod Fils ordering six cases of six bottles of absinthe, April 5, 1892

Summary: A. Bunoust, successor to Maison Moiteaux in Angers, orders from Pernod Fils six cases containing six bottles each of Pernod absinthe.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
A. Bunoust
Maison Moiteaux
Pernod Fils
Angers
Pontarlier


Postcard from Bonnard to Pernod Fils ordering twenty-four litres of Pernod absinthe as soon as possible, June 23, 1892

Summary: Bonnard of the Grande Épicerie in Chalon-sur-Saône orders twenty-four litres of Pernod absinthe for prompt shipment.

Absinthe
Pernod
Orders
Litres
Grande Épicerie
Bonnard
Pernod Fils
Chalon-sur-Saône
Pontarlier


Postcard from Ph. Protat to Pernod Fils ordering bottles, half-bottles and white absinthe, October 5, 1892

Summary: Ph. Protat orders forty bottles of absinthe, ten half-bottles of the same and five bottles of white absinthe for immediate shipment.

Absinthe
White absinthe
Orders
Bottles
Half-bottles
Ph. Protat
Maison Pollet
Pernod Fils
Villefranche-sur-Saône
Pontarlier


Postcard from G. Lebocey to the Société anonyme des Générateurs inexplosibles ordering twenty-five asbestos washers, October 24, 1892

Summary: Mechanical engineer G. Lebocey orders twenty-five large asbestos washers for the lower tubes of a supplied generator and apologizes for a misunderstanding about the supplier.


Postcard from Ch. Jahan to Pernod Fils ordering three twelve-litre cases of absinthe for Saint-Paterne station, January 2, 1893

Summary: Ch. Jahan orders three cases of twelve litres of absinthe on the usual terms for shipment to Saint-Paterne station.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Rail transport
Ch. Jahan
Pernod Fils
Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais
Saint-Paterne
Pontarlier


Postcard from F. M. Person to Veil-Picard & Cie ordering forty litres of Pernod fils absinthe on thirty-day terms, January 9, 1893

Summary: F. M. Person requests immediate shipment of forty litres of Pernod fils absinthe, matching a November 1891 shipment, payable at thirty days with a three per cent discount.

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
Payment terms
Discounts
F. M. Person
Veil-Picard & Cie
Morlaix
Pontarlier


Postcard from A. Roux to Pernod Fils ordering one case containing twenty-four litres of absinthe, February 16, 1893

Summary: A. Roux orders one case containing twenty-four litres of absinthe for immediate shipment.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
A. Roux
Pernod Fils
Grenoble
Pontarlier


Postcard from Damien Fils to Pernod Fils ordering thirty litres of absinthe, February 25, 1893

Summary: Damien Fils of the Grande Épicerie Centrale in Cosne asks Pernod Fils to send thirty litres of Pernod absinthe immediately.

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
Grocers
Damien Fils
Grande Épicerie Centrale
Pernod Fils
Cosne-sur-Loire
Pontarlier


Postcard from Piquet-Laidez to Pernod Fils ordering five cases of absinthe, April 3, 1893

Summary: Piquet-Laidez urgently orders one case of twenty-four half-bottles and four cases of twelve bottles of absinthe because stock is exhausted.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Half-bottles
Stock shortages
Piquet-Laidez
Pernod Fils
Calais
Pontarlier


Postcard from C. Julliard to E. Pernod & Cie proposing sales representation and requesting absinthe samples and terms, June 19, 1893

Summary: C. Julliard, a wine sales representative serving Paris and its suburbs, offers to represent E. Pernod & Cie and requests absinthe samples at four strengths, prices, sales terms and commission information.

Absinthe
Sales representation
Samples
Prices
Sales terms
Commissions
C. Julliard
E. Pernod & Cie
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Paris
Pontarlier


Postcard from Métinet Aymond to Pernod Fils ordering a twenty-four-litre case of Pernod absinthe by slow freight, July 8, 1893

Summary: Métinet Aymond of Moulins orders one twenty-four-litre case of Pernod absinthe for immediate shipment by slow freight; V. Juge signs on the firm's behalf.

Absinthe
Pernod
Orders
Cases
Litres
Slow freight
Métinet Aymond
V. Juge
Pernod Fils
Moulins
Pontarlier


Postcard from Maison Thiry to Pernod Fils ordering two cases of twenty-five litres of absinthe, July 20, 1893

Summary: Maison Thiry, a Nancy wine and spirits merchant and steam distillery, asks Pernod Fils to send immediately to Nancy-Saint-Georges station two cases of twenty-five litres of absinthe and requests the invoice by return post.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Invoices
Rail transport
Maison Thiry
Pernod Fils
Nancy
Pontarlier


Postcard from Veuve J. Sémanaz to Pernod Fils urgently ordering a case of twenty-four bottles of Pernod, July 28, 1893

Summary: Veuve J. Sémanaz, a wine and spirits merchant in Romans, urgently orders one case of twenty-four bottles of Pernod.

Absinthe
Pernod
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Veuve J. Sémanaz
Pernod Fils
Romans-sur-Isère
Pontarlier


Postcard from P. Maurice to Pernod Fils ordering a case of Pernod for Viricelles-Chazelles station, September 3, 1893

Summary: P. Maurice asks Pernod Fils to dispatch immediately to Viricelles-Chazelles station one case containing twenty-four litres of Pernod, duty paid in the sender's name.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Rail transport
Excise duties
P. Maurice
Pernod Fils
Chazelles-sur-Lyon
Viricelles-Chazelles
Pontarlier


Postcard from H. Morcaud to Pernod Fils ordering a barrel and half-litre bottles of superior absinthe, September 6, 1893

Summary: Writing for H. Morcaud, T. Lasaud asks Pernod Fils to send a barrel of about thirty litres and a case of fifty half-litre bottles of superior absinthe.

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Half-litre bottles
Distillers
H. Morcaud
T. Lasaud
Pernod Fils
Libourne
Pontarlier


Postcard from J. Thernin to Pernod Fils ordering a demijohn containing twenty-eight to thirty litres of absinthe, September 6, 1893

Summary: J. Thernin orders one demijohn containing twenty-eight to thirty litres of absinthe for immediate shipment.

Savonnières-en-Perthois (Meuse), le 6 7bre 1893

Absinthe
Orders
Demijohns
Litres
J. Thernin
Pernod Fils
Savonnières-en-Perthois
Pontarlier


Postcard from A. Mandré to Pernod Fils ordering cases of bottles and half-bottles, September 7, 1893

Summary: A. Mandré orders from Pernod Fils one case of twenty-four bottles and one case of twelve half-bottles, with the commercial notation 2348/49.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Half-bottles
A. Mandré
Épicerie Parisienne
Pernod Fils
Moulins
Pontarlier


Postcard from E. Louis to Pernod Fils arranging return of a small barrel in late February, January 22, 1894

Summary: E. Louis sends a small barrel to Pernod Fils and asks for it to be returned during the second half of February.

Absinthe trade
Barrels
Returnable containers
Scheduling
Cafés
E. Louis
Café du Pont Cizeau
Pernod Fils
Nevers
Pontarlier


Postcard from Veuve Lièvre & Cie to Maison Pernod ordering a twelve-litre case of superior-quality absinthe, February 27, 1894

Summary: Veuve Lièvre & Cie of Remiremont order one case containing twelve litres of superior-quality absinthe from Maison Pernod.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Superior quality
Veuve Lièvre & Cie
Maison Pernod
Remiremont
Pontarlier


Postcard from Cauville of Café Potard to Pernod Fils sending an empty barrel and two cases of empty bottles, May 7, 1894

Summary: Cauville, successor at Café Potard in Beauvais, informs Pernod Fils et Cie that an empty barrel and two cases of empty bottles have been sent carriage paid to the station and asks for their value to be credited on the next invoice.

Absinthe trade
Empty containers
Barrels
Bottles
Café Potard
Cauville
Pernod Fils
Beauvais
Pontarlier


Postcard from Willefert to Pernod Fils ordering twenty-five litres of absinthe, May 7, 1894

Summary: Willefert, a spirits merchant in Hénin-Liétard, orders twenty-five litres of absinthe from Pernod Fils.

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
Willefert
Pernod Fils
Hénin-Liétard
Pontarlier


Postcard from Jules Verleye to Pernod Fils ordering a fifty-litre case of absinthe, May 11, 1894

Summary: Wine and spirits merchant Jules Verleye orders one case containing fifty litres of absinthe on the usual terms.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Wine and spirits merchants
Jules Verleye
Pernod Fils
Roubaix
Pontarlier


Postcard from Veuve Lièvre & Cie to Pernod ordering a twelve-litre case of superior absinthe, May 21, 1894

Summary: Veuve Lièvre & Cie orders one twelve-litre case of superior absinthe on the usual terms.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Usual terms
Veuve Lièvre & Cie
Pernod Fils
Remiremont
Pontarlier


Postcard from Vauthey to Pernod Fils ordering a case of fifty bottles of absinthe, June 5, 1894

Summary: Vauthey, a liquor merchant in Saint-Jean-de-Losne, orders one case containing fifty bottles of absinthe for immediate shipment.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Vauthey
Pernod Fils
Saint-Jean-de-Losne
Pontarlier


Postcard from Auguste Baron to Pernod Fils ordering four fifty-bottle cases of absinthe and requesting advertising pictures, July 4, 1894

Summary: Auguste Baron orders four cases of fifty bottles of Pernod absinthe and asks for advertising pictures, noting that none accompanied the previous shipment.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Advertising
Auguste Baron
Pernod Fils
Morlaix
Pontarlier


Postcard from Barbat-Bassé to Pernod Fils ordering two cases of Pernod absinthe for Montluçon station, July 18, 1894

Summary: Barbat-Bassé orders one twenty-four-litre case and one twelve-and-a-half-litre case of Pernod absinthe on the usual terms for shipment by slow freight to Montluçon station.

Absinthe
Pernod
Orders
Cases
Litres
Slow freight
Barbat-Bassé
Pernod Fils
Montluçon
Pontarlier


Postcard from Widow Lardier Alexandre to Pernod Fils ordering twenty-four bottles of absinthe, August 4, 1894

Summary: Widow Lardier Alexandre orders a case of twenty-four bottles of Pernod absinthe and asks for prompt delivery because stock is nearly exhausted.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Stock shortages
Widow Lardier Alexandre
Pernod Fils
Onans
Pontarlier


Postcard from Damien Fils to Pernod Fils ordering absinthe in litre and half-unit quantities, September 4, 1894

Summary: Damien Fils of the Grande Épicerie Centrale in Cosne orders absinthe in two quantities recorded with abbreviated commercial notations.

Absinthe
Orders
Commercial notation
Grocers
Damien Fils
Grande Épicerie Centrale
Pernod Fils
Cosne-sur-Loire
Pontarlier


Postcard from Leroy & Mauprivez to Pernod Fils requesting immediate shipment of four previously ordered cases of absinthe, September 18, 1894

Summary: Leroy & Mauprivez ask Pernod Fils to send immediately the four cases of absinthe ordered in their letter of September 8.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Follow-up correspondence
Leroy & Mauprivez
Pernod Fils
Compiègne
Pontarlier


Postcard from Raymond Levadoux to Pernod Fils & Cie ordering a twenty-five-litre demijohn of first-quality Pernod, October 3, 1894

Summary: Raymond Levadoux, a merchant in Riom, orders one twenty-five-litre demijohn of first-quality Pernod at the usual price and on the usual terms.

Absinthe
Pernod
Orders
Demijohns
Litres
First quality
Raymond Levadoux
Pernod Fils & Cie
Riom
Pontarlier


Postcard from Veuve Tardieu Alexandre to Pernod Fils urgently ordering a case of twenty-four bottles of Pernod absinthe, October 10, 1894

Summary: Veuve Tardieu Alexandre, a café proprietor in Onans, urgently orders one case of twenty-four bottles of Pernod absinthe for L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs station because no stock remains.

Absinthe
Pernod
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Cafés
Veuve Tardieu Alexandre
Pernod Fils
Onans
L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs
Pontarlier


Postcard from Auguste Baron to Pernod Fils ordering four fifty-bottle cases of Pernod and requesting advertising pictures, October 13, 1894

Summary: Auguste Baron orders four cases of fifty bottles of Pernod on the usual terms and again requests advertising pictures.


Postcard from L. de Forges to Pernod requesting two chromolithographic advertising pictures, November 21, 1894

Summary: L. de Forges adds two chromolithographic advertising pictures to an order placed in a letter sent the same day.

Dun-le-Palestel origin postmark: 21 November 1894

Absinthe trade
Advertising
Chromolithographs
Order additions
L. de Forges
Pernod Fils
Dun-le-Palestel
Pontarlier


Postcard from Folea Fils to Pernod Fils ordering forty-eight litres of absinthe and requesting a complimentary bottle, December 24, 1894

Summary: Folea Fils orders forty-eight litres of Pernod absinthe on the usual terms and, with the new year approaching, asks for a complimentary bottle.

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
Complimentary goods
New Year
Folea Fils
Pernod Fils
Pont-à-Mousson
Pontarlier


Postcard from J. Dazet of the Grand Café du Jardin ordering fifty bottles of superior Pernod, February 8, 1895

Summary: J. Dazet of the Grand Café du Jardin asks for immediate dispatch of a case containing fifty bottles of superior Pernod.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Superior Pernod
Cafés
J. Dazet
Grand Café du Jardin
Pernod Fils
Dax
Pontarlier


Postcard from Béal-Weippert to Maison Veil-Picard ordering four cases of absinthe, February 13, 1895

Summary: Béal-Weippert orders one fifty-litre case of absinthe and three further cases of twelve litres each for immediate dispatch.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Béal-Weippert
Veil-Picard & Cie
Pernod Fils
Cambrai
Pontarlier


Postcard from G. Didiot-Becker to Pernod Fils requesting the railway receipt for two missing cases of absinthe, February 19, 1895

Summary: G. Didiot-Becker reports that two cases of absinthe shipped on February 1 have not arrived and asks for the railway receipt in order to file a claim.

Absinthe
Shipments
Missing deliveries
Railway receipts
Claims
G. Didiot-Becker
Pernod Fils
Étain
Pontarlier


Postcard from Joseph Dougnac to Veil-Picard & Cie ordering four cases of Pernod, April 11, 1895

Summary: Joseph Dougnac asks Veil-Picard & Cie to send four cases of twelve bottles of Pernod Fils, with Saint-Girons station indicated for delivery.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Rail transport
Joseph Dougnac
Veil-Picard & Cie
Soueix
Saint-Girons
Pontarlier


Postcard from Hildebrand of Café Claude to Pernod Fils ordering a barrel of absinthe, April 12, 1895

Summary: Hildebrand of Café Claude asks Pernod Fils to send by rail a barrel holding twenty-five to thirty litres of absinthe, of the best quality and at the lowest price, and requests prompt execution.

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Rail transport
Hildebrand
Café Claude
Pernod Fils
Saverne
Couvet


Postcard from Léon Gindre to Pernod Fils ordering direct shipment of a case of twelve half-litre bottles to Mr Laurent, April 23, 1895

Summary: Léon Gindre instructs Pernod Fils to send Mr Laurent, a wholesale merchant in Rambervillers, one case of twelve half-litre bottles at two francs each.

Absinthe trade
Orders
Direct shipments
Cases
Half-litre bottles
Léon Gindre
Mr Laurent
Pernod Fils
Rambervillers
Pontarlier


Postcard from Joseph Durieux to Pernod Fils cancelling an unrequested shipment, April 25, 1895

Summary: Joseph Durieux instructs Maison Pernod Fils not to make an announced shipment because he placed no order during the travelling salesman's last visit.

Absinthe
Cancelled shipments
Travelling salesmen
Joseph Durieux
Maison Pernod Fils
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Pontarlier


Postcard from Crozet Frères to Pernod Fils requesting immediate dispatch of the first order passed through a travelling salesman, April 28, 1895

Summary: Crozet Frères ask Pernod Fils to dispatch immediately the first of the delivery orders passed through the travelling salesman Mr Piot.

Absinthe trade
Orders
Deliveries
Travelling salesmen
Crozet Frères
Mr Piot
Pernod Fils
Thizy
Pontarlier


Postcard from G. Caillé to Pernod Fils urgently requesting ten cases of twelve bottles, May 1, 1895

Summary: G. Caillé asks Pernod Fils to dispatch as soon as possible ten cases of twelve bottles ordered through the firm's representative Mr Aubin, with value due on August 1.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Payment terms
G. Caillé
Mr Aubin
Pernod Fils
Saumur
Pontarlier


Postcard from Darmant to Pernod Fils ordering twenty-four litres and a chromolithographic picture, May 4, 1895

Summary: Darmant, a grocer at Enval, orders a case containing twenty-four litres of Pernod and asks that a chromolithographic advertising picture be included.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Advertising
Chromolithographs
Grocers
Darmant
Pernod Fils
Enval
Riom
Pontarlier


Postcard from Doré & Roty to Pernod Fils urgently ordering twenty-four bottles of absinthe, May 14, 1895

Summary: Doré & Roty urgently orders one case of twenty-four bottles of Pernod absinthe for immediate dispatch by slow freight.

Absinthe
Orders
Urgent orders
Cases
Bottles
Slow freight
Doré & Roty
Pernod Fils
Troyes
Pontarlier


Postcard from J. Perrier to Pernod Fils ordering fifty bottles, May 23, 1895

Summary: J. Perrier asks Pernod Fils to send the case of fifty bottles he had ordered from the firm's representative, Mr Léopold.

Absinthe
Orders
Bottles
Sales representatives
J. Perrier
Grand Café
Léopold
Pernod Fils
Chambéry
Pontarlier


Postcard from D. Béchet to Pernod Fils ordering a feuillette cask of absinthe under an existing agreement, May 26, 1895

Summary: D. Béchet of the Café de Paris orders one feuillette cask of absinthe under the terms of an existing agreement; a later note records a new cask because none was returned.

Absinthe
Orders
Casks
Commercial agreements
Returnable containers
D. Béchet
Café de Paris
Pernod Fils
Verdun
Pontarlier


Postcard from O. Dubuche of Café Octave to Pernod Fils following up on a barrel of absinthe, June 10, 1895

Summary: O. Dubuche of Café Octave asks whether Pernod Fils has forgotten an order placed eight days earlier for a barrel of absinthe and urges the firm to send the invoice.

Absinthe
Barrels
Follow-up correspondence
Invoices
Cafés
O. Dubuche
Café Octave
Pernod Fils
Lille
Pontarlier


Postcard from V. Carli, for L. Pethe to Pernod Fils sending fifteen hundred corks in exchange for returned corks, June 10, 1895

Summary: V. Carli, writing for L. Pethe, sends fifteen hundred corks by parcel post to Pontarlier station in exchange for corks returned by Maison Pernod Fils.

Corks
Packaging supplies
Exchanges
Parcel post
V. Carli
L. Pethe
Maison Pernod Fils
Bourg-en-Bresse
Pontarlier


Postcard from G. Tonnellier to Pernod Fils ordering two cases of absinthe, July 18, 1895

Summary: G. Tonnellier of the Épicerie Centrale in Troyes asks Pernod Fils to send two 12-litre cases of absinthe as quickly as possible.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Urgent orders
G. Tonnellier
Pernod Fils
Troyes
Pontarlier


Postcard from G. Tonnellier to Pernod Fils ordering four cases of absinthe, November 19, 1895

Summary: G. Tonnellier of the Épicerie Centrale in Troyes orders two twelve-litre cases of absinthe and two further cases recorded with the notation 24/2.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Commercial notation
Grocers
G. Tonnellier
Épicerie Centrale
Pernod Fils
Troyes
Pontarlier


Postcard from Maison Thiry to Veil-Picard & Cie ordering a barrel of 72-degree absinthe, December 11, 1895

Summary: Maison Thiry asks Veil-Picard & Cie to send immediately to Nancy Saint-Georges station a barrel holding sixty to seventy litres of 72-degree absinthe under an unsigned excise document.

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Alcohol strength
Excise documents
Rail transport
Maison Thiry
Veil-Picard & Cie
Nancy
Pontarlier


Postcard from E. Mathieu-Rohmer to Veil-Picard & Cie, Maison Pernod Fils ordering a twenty-litre demijohn of Pernod absinthe for a publican in Anould, January 2, 1896

Summary: E. Mathieu-Rohmer orders a twenty-litre demijohn of Pernod fils absinthe for Mr Huguenin in Anould and asks that a returned sixty-five-litre barrel be reserved for a future shipment.

Absinthe
Orders
Demijohns
Barrels
Returnable containers
E. Mathieu-Rohmer
Veil-Picard & Cie
Maison Pernod Fils
Nancy
Anould
Pontarlier


Postcard from Doré & Roty to Pernod Fils ordering a twenty-four-bottle case of Pernod absinthe by slow freight, January 11, 1896

Summary: Doré & Roty order one case of twenty-four bottles of Pernod absinthe for immediate shipment by slow freight at the latest price and on the latest terms.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Slow freight
Doré & Roty
Pernod Fils
Troyes
Pontarlier


Postcard from Hildebrand of Café Claude to Pernod Fils ordering a barrel of absinthe, June 1, 1896

Summary: Hildebrand of Café Claude asks Pernod Fils to send by rail a barrel holding thirty-five to forty litres of absinthe, of the same quality as previous orders and at the lowest price.


Postcard from Olimpio Villéadi to Pernod Fils sending a demijohn to be returned full of the best absinthe, June 1, 1896

Summary: Olimpio Villéadi sends a demijohn by parcel post and asks Pernod Fils to return it full by express freight with the best available absinthe.

Absinthe
Demijohns
Returnable containers
Parcel post
Express freight
Olimpio Villéadi
Pernod Fils
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Pontarlier


Postcard from J. Hyenne to Pernod Fils ordering cases of absinthe bottles and a twelve-to-fifteen-litre demijohn, July 10, 1896

Summary: J. Hyenne, a Besançon grocer and wine and liqueur merchant, orders cases of absinthe bottles in compressed commercial notation and one twelve-to-fifteen-litre demijohn.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Demijohns
Litres
J. Hyenne
Pernod Fils
Besançon
Pontarlier


Postcard from L. Wimbée to Pernod Fils urgently increasing an order to two cases of twenty-four bottles, July 20, 1896

Summary: L. Wimbée cancels the previous day's order for one case and urgently replaces it with an order for two cases of twenty-four bottles, to be sent to the station immediately.

Absinthe
Order revisions
Urgent orders
Cases
Bottles
Rail transport
L. Wimbée
Wimbée-Boucher
Pernod Fils
Saint-Mihiel
Pontarlier


Postcard from Crozet Frères to Pernod Fils ordering four twenty-four-litre cases of Pernod absinthe for transfer to the tramway, July 22, 1896

Summary: Crozet Frères order four cases of twenty-four litres each, a total of ninety-six litres of Pernod absinthe, for Saint-Victor-Thizy station and transfer to the tramway.

Absinthe
Pernod
Orders
Cases
Litres
Rail transport
Tramways
Crozet Frères
Pernod Fils
Thizy
Saint-Victor-Thizy
Pontarlier


Postcard from E. Jurie, General Steam Navigation Co. to Pernod Fils acknowledging receipt of a twelve-cask consignment for A. Smyth & Co., July 30, 1896

Summary: E. Jurie, Bordeaux agent of the General Steam Navigation Company, acknowledges receipt of a consignment marked A. S. & Cie comprising twelve casks, for the account of A. Smyth & Co. in Paris.

Shipping
Casks
Acknowledgements
General Steam Navigation Co.
E. Jurie
A. Smyth & Co.
Pernod Fils
Bordeaux
Paris
Pontarlier


Postcard from Fergus Goguel, Distillerie de l'Hermitage to Pernod Fils ordering a twenty-four-litre case of absinthe for Saint-Dié station, August 8, 1896

Summary: The Distillerie de l'Hermitage of Fergus Goguel orders one twenty-four-litre case of absinthe for immediate shipment to Saint-Dié station; the card is signed E. Goguel.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Rail transport
Fergus Goguel
Distillerie de l'Hermitage
Pernod Fils
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Pontarlier


Postcard from V. Coillard Fils to Établissements Pernod Fils ordering four cases of absinthe on thirty-day terms, August 16, 1896

Summary: V. Coillard Fils orders four twelve-litre cases of Pernod absinthe by slow rail freight, payable at thirty days with discount.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Credit terms
Discounts
Rail transport
V. Coillard Fils
Établissements Pernod Fils
Villefranche-sur-Saône
Pontarlier


Postcard from C. Jaillon to Veil-Picard & Pernod requesting a second advertising picture with an absinthe order, September 28, 1896

Summary: C. Jaillon explains that neighbour Mr Savy ordered a small barrel of absinthe for him and requests a second advertising chromolithograph for his three rooms.

Absinthe
Barrels
Advertising
Chromolithographs
Cafés
C. Jaillon
Savy
Veil-Picard & Pernod
Pont-à-Mousson
Pontarlier


Postcard from E. Jurie to Pernod Fils reporting that merchandise remains in bond awaiting embarkation, September 28, 1896

Summary: E. Jurie reports that Pernod merchandise has not yet been loaded and remains in bond at Bordeaux while awaiting other goods for joint shipment.

Absinthe trade
Shipping
Bonded warehouses
Customs documents
E. Jurie
Pernod Fils
Bordeaux
Pontarlier


Postcard from Hautty Dequenne to Pernod Fils ordering twenty-four bottles with an advertising picture on thirty-day terms, September 28, 1896

Summary: A merchant in Diméchaux orders one case of twenty-four bottles of Pernod for expedited delivery to Sars-Poteries station by slow freight, requests an advertising picture for customers and specifies payment at thirty days.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Advertising
Chromolithographs
Payment terms
Slow freight
Hautty Dequenne
Pernod Fils
Diméchaux
Sars-Poteries
Pontarlier


Postcard from E. Jurie of the General Steam Navigation Co. to Pernod Fils acknowledging a cheque for 68.37 francs, October 12, 1896

Summary: E. Jurie of the Bordeaux office of the General Steam Navigation Co. acknowledges receipt from Pernod Fils of a cheque for 68.37 francs covering the firm's account of October 5.

Commercial correspondence
Payments
Cheques
General Steam Navigation Co.
E. Jurie
Pernod Fils
Bordeaux
Pontarlier


Postcard from A. Kléber-Pernin, Brasserie Kléber to Pernod Fils asking that an empty absinthe cask be returned full, November 29, 1896

Summary: A. Kléber-Pernin of Brasserie Kléber reports sending an empty absinthe feuillette cask and asks that it be returned full immediately by slow freight.

Absinthe
Casks
Returnable containers
Slow freight
Brasserie Kléber
A. Kléber-Pernin
Pernod Fils
Lyon
Pontarlier


Postcard from Léon Baud to Pernod Fils ordering a case for delivery by rail and tramway, January 9, 1897

Summary: Léon Baud orders one case of twelve bottles of Pernod, to be sent to Annemasse station and forwarded by tramway to Taninges.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Rail transport
Tramways
Léon Baud
Pernod Fils
Taninges
Annemasse
Pontarlier


Postcard from E. Berton to Veil-Picard & Cie, Maison Pernod Fils, concerning returned empty bottles, January 16, 1897

Summary: E. Berton reports sending three cases containing 166 empty bottles to Veil-Picard & Cie, Maison Pernod Fils, and asks for 24 francs 90 centimes by postal money order to avoid bill-of-exchange charges.

Absinthe trade
Empty bottles
Returns
Cases
Postal money orders
Rail transport
E. Berton
Veil-Picard & Cie
Pernod Fils
Vierzon
Pontarlier


Postcard from Henri Walbaum to Veil-Picard & Cie acknowledging receipt of a letter whose contents were in order, January 30, 1897

Summary: Henri Walbaum acknowledges receipt of Veil-Picard & Cie's letter of the previous day and confirms that its contents were in order.

Business correspondence
Acknowledgements
Henri Walbaum
Maison Luzzani
Veil-Picard & Cie
Reims
Pontarlier


Postcard from A. Verniaud to Pernod ordering a twenty-four-litre case of absinthe, February 10, 1897

Summary: A. Verniaud of the Épicerie Centrale orders one case containing twenty-four litres of Pernod absinthe.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Grocers
A. Verniaud
Épicerie Centrale
Pernod Fils
Chalon-sur-Saône
Pontarlier


Postcard from Binet-Arnaud to Pernod Fils ordering four cases of twenty-four litres of absinthe, March 6, 1897

Summary: Binet-Arnaud asks Pernod Fils to dispatch immediately four cases of twenty-four litres of absinthe and indicates that payment is to be made through Emon, A. Lemarié & Cie, bankers.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Banking
Binet-Arnaud
Emon, A. Lemarié & Cie
Pernod Fils
Granville
Pontarlier


Postcard from Obled & Jaquerod to Pernod Fils ordering six cases of half-litre absinthe bottles on thirty-day terms, March 13, 1897

Summary: Obled & Jaquerod, wholesale grocers and wine and spirits merchants in Chauny, order six cases of half-litre absinthe bottles on thirty-day terms.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Half-litre bottles
Credit terms
Obled & Jaquerod
Pernod Fils
Chauny
Pontarlier


Postcard from Balland to Pernod Fils requesting a small first order of absinthe on credit, April 12, 1897

Summary: Balland, a café proprietor in Percey-le-Petit, requests a first order of about five to six litres of absinthe, offers payment by bill of exchange and asks for shipment to Vaux-sous-Aubigny station.

Percey-le-Petit (Hte-Marne), le 12 avril 1897

Absinthe
Orders
First orders
Credit
Bills of exchange
Litres
Cafés
Balland
Pernod Fils
Percey-le-Petit
Vaux-sous-Aubigny
Pontarlier


Postcard from Brasserie Kléber to Pernod Fils sending an empty absinthe cask for refilling and return, May 5, 1897

Summary: Brasserie Kléber in Lyon sends Pernod Fils an empty absinthe cask by slow freight and asks for it to be returned full to the brewery's premises.

Absinthe
Casks
Returns
Refilling
Slow freight
Brasserie Kléber
Pernod Fils
Lyon
Pontarlier


Postcard from Eugène Colin to Pernod Fils ordering two cases of twelve bottles of 72-degree absinthe, December 26, 1897

Summary: Eugène Colin, successor to the former A. Vivier firm, orders immediate dispatch to Vézelise station of two cases containing twelve bottles each of Pernod Fils absinthe at 72 degrees, on the usual terms.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Eugène Colin
Pernod Fils
Vézelise
Pontarlier


Postcard from Fuchet Fils Aîné to Pernod Fils ordering four cases, December 29, 1897

Summary: Fuchet Fils Aîné orders from Pernod Fils four cases, each containing twelve litres, for routing through Clamecy station.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Rail transport
Fuchet Fils Aîné
Pernod Fils
Dornecy
Clamecy
Pontarlier


Postcard from Émile Thiaucourt to Pernod Fils requesting prices for absinthe in small casks delivered to Remiremont, January 17, 1898

Summary: Émile Thiaucourt follows up an unanswered request for prices of absinthe in small twenty-five- or thirty-litre casks, carriage paid to Remiremont station.

Absinthe
Price inquiries
Casks
Litres
Freight rates
Émile Thiaucourt
Pernod Fils
Remiremont
Pontarlier


Postcard from Joseph Tixier to Pernod Fils ordering twenty-four litres and a further six and a half litres of Pernod absinthe, January 28, 1898

Summary: Joseph Tixier of the Épicerie Parisienne orders twenty-four litres of Pernod absinthe and a further six and a half litres of the same.

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
Épicerie Parisienne
Joseph Tixier
Pernod Fils
Clermont-Ferrand
Pontarlier


Postcard from Doré & Roty to Pernod Fils ordering twenty-four one-litre bottles of Pernod absinthe by slow freight, February 15, 1898

Summary: Doré & Roty order twenty-four one-litre bottles of Pernod absinthe for immediate shipment by slow freight.

Absinthe
Orders
Bottles
Litres
Slow freight
Doré & Roty
Pernod Fils
Troyes
Pontarlier


Postcard from Jules Trompette concerning the return of a full 71-litre barrel, February 21, 1898

Summary: Jules Trompette reports sending barrel no. 1490, with a capacity of 71 litres, by slow freight and asks that it be returned full.

Absinthe trade
Barrels
Returnable containers
Slow freight
Jules Trompette
Café du Commerce
Pernod Fils
Verdun
Pontarlier


Postcard from Raoul Dupont to Pernod Fils ordering eight twelve-bottle cases of Pernod by slow freight, March 23, 1898

Summary: Raoul Dupont's Granville business orders eight cases of twelve bottles of Pernod for immediate shipment by slow freight; the employee's signature is difficult to read.

Absinthe
Pernod
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Slow freight
Raoul Dupont
Pernod Fils
Granville
Pontarlier


Postcard from Crozet Frères to Pernod Fils ordering two cases of twenty-four bottles for transfer to the tramway, May 2, 1898

Summary: Crozet Frères order two cases, each containing twenty-four bottles of Pernod, for delivery to Saint-Victor–Thizy station and transfer to the tramway.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Rail transport
Tramways
Crozet Frères
Pernod Fils
Thizy
Saint-Victor–Thizy
Pontarlier


Postcard from Doré et Roty to Pernod Fils ordering twenty-four litres of bottled absinthe by slow freight, May 18, 1898

Summary: Doré et Roty order twenty-four litres of bottled absinthe for immediate shipment by slow freight at the latest price and on the latest terms.

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
Bottles
Slow freight
Doré et Roty
Pernod Fils
Troyes
Pontarlier


Postcard from Alfred Dürr to Pernod Fils ordering about ninety litres of absinthe, May 22, 1898

Summary: Alfred Dürr asks Pernod Fils to dispatch to Thann station, as usual, a barrel containing about ninety litres of absinthe at 1.75 francs per litre, with thirty-day terms and three percent discount.

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Payment terms
Rail transport
Alfred Dürr
Pernod Fils
Guebwiller
Thann
Pontarlier


Postcard from Ch. Dubayle to Pernod Fils ordering ten cases of absinthe, May 23, 1898

Summary: Ch. Dubayle, a wine and spirits merchant in Rennes, asks Pernod Fils to send ten cases of twelve litres of Pernod absinthe as soon as possible.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Wine and spirits merchants
Ch. Dubayle
Pernod Fils
Rennes
Pontarlier


Postcard from Fuchet Fils Aîné to Pernod Fils ordering four twelve-bottle cases, June 2, 1898

Summary: Fuchet Fils Aîné orders four cases of twelve bottles of Pernod Fils on the usual terms and asks whether delivery will be routed to Clamecy station through the Nevers depot.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Depots
Rail transport
Fuchet Fils Aîné
Pernod Fils
Dornecy
Clamecy
Nevers
Pontarlier


Postcard from Edmond Croce to Pernod Fils ordering two twenty-four-bottle cases of Pernod in litre and half-litre formats, June 18, 1898

Summary: Edmond Croce orders one case of twenty-four bottles of Pernod and one case of twenty-four half-litre bottles of the same for immediate shipment.

Absinthe
Pernod
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Half-litre bottles
Edmond Croce
Pernod Fils
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne
Pontarlier


Postcard from Désiré Fessé of Café de l'Époque to Pernod Fils ordering a barrel and a case, July 3, 1898

Summary: Désiré Fessé of Café de l'Époque orders from Pernod Fils one barrel holding forty to forty-five litres of Pernod and one case of twelve bottles.

Absinthe
Orders
Barrels
Cases
Bottles
Café de l'Époque
Désiré Fessé
Pernod Fils
Pont-Audemer
Pontarlier


Postcard from S. Faure to Pernod Fils ordering twenty-four litres of Pernod fils absinthe, July 16, 1898

Summary: S. Faure, a grocer and wine merchant in Saint-Jean-en-Royans, orders twenty-four litres of Pernod fils absinthe.

Absinthe
Pernod
Orders
Litres
Grocers
Wine merchants
S. Faure
Pernod Fils
Saint-Jean-en-Royans
Pontarlier


Postcard from Crozet Frères to Pernod Fils ordering ten cases of twelve litres of absinthe for transfer to the tramway, August 10, 1898

Summary: Crozet Frères order ten cases, each containing twelve litres of absinthe, for delivery to Saint-Victor–Thizy station and transfer to the tramway.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Rail transport
Tramways
Crozet Frères
Pernod Fils
Thizy
Saint-Victor–Thizy
Pontarlier


Postcard from A. Verniaud to Pernod urgently ordering two cases of absinthe, August 16, 1898

Summary: A. Verniaud urgently orders two twenty-four-litre cases of Pernod absinthe.

Absinthe
Orders
Urgent orders
Cases
Litres
A. Verniaud
Épicerie Centrale
Pernod Fils
Chalon-sur-Saône
Pontarlier


Postcard from Café de l'Agriculture, Cosne to Pernod Fils returning empty bottles and urgently requesting four cases of Pernod, August 26, 1898

Summary: The Café de l'Agriculture in Cosne returns nine cases containing 230 empty bottles and asks Pernod Fils to act on an unanswered urgent request to Mr Chaumont for four cases of Pernod.

Absinthe
Pernod
Orders
Returns
Empty bottles
Cases
Café de l'Agriculture
Mr Chaumont
Pernod Fils
Cosne-sur-Loire
Pontarlier


Postcard from E. Cormoud & Cie to Pernod Fils complaining that an absinthe order placed on August 24 has not arrived, August 31, 1898

Summary: E. Cormoud & Cie report that an order placed at the Lyon warehouse on 24 August has still not been delivered despite their need for the goods.

Absinthe
Orders
Delayed deliveries
Cases
Litres
Half-bottles
E. Cormoud & Cie
Pernod Fils
Lyon
Pontarlier


Postcard from Claudius Combe to Pernod ordering a case of twenty-four bottles through the Grenoble depot, September 14, 1898

Summary: Claudius Combe asks Maison Pernod to arrange through its Grenoble depot agent for Mr Fabre to receive one case of twenty-four bottles on the usual terms.

Voiron origin postmark: 14 Septembre 1898

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Depots
Sales agents
Claudius Combe
Fabre
Pernod Fils
Grenoble
Voiron
Pontarlier


Postcard from Henri Faivre to Pernod Fils concerning six empty barrels to be refilled with absinthe, October 18, 1898

Summary: Henri Faivre reports sending six empty barrels by slow freight and asks Pernod Fils to return them filled with absinthe as soon as possible.

Absinthe
Barrels
Returnable containers
Slow freight
Henri Faivre
Pernod Fils
Montbéliard
Pontarlier


Postcard from Ernest Viard to Veil-Picard & Cie ordering five cases of Pernod absinthe, October 19, 1898

Summary: Ernest Viard asks Veil-Picard & Cie to send five cases, each containing twelve litres of Pernod absinthe, to Langres-Ville station.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Rail transport
Ernest Viard
Veil-Picard & Cie
Pernod
Langres
Pontarlier


Postcard from Henri Faivre to Pernod Fils adding two twenty-four-litre cases of absinthe to an order, October 19, 1898

Summary: Henri Faivre asks Maison Pernod Fils to add two twenty-four-litre cases of absinthe to an existing order and requests prompt shipment.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Henri Faivre
Pernod Fils
Montbéliard
Pontarlier


Postcard from Crozet Frères to Pernod Fils ordering ten twelve-bottle cases for transfer to the tramway, October 29, 1898

Summary: Crozet Frères order ten cases of twelve bottles at the usual prices and on the usual terms, for delivery to Saint-Victor-Thizy station and transfer to the tramway.

Absinthe trade
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Rail transport
Tramways
Crozet Frères
Pernod Fils
Thizy
Saint-Victor-Thizy
Pontarlier


Postcard from A. Verniaud to Pernod ordering two cases of absinthe, November 17, 1898

Summary: A. Verniaud of the Épicerie Centrale orders two cases containing twenty-four litres of absinthe for immediate dispatch.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Grocers
A. Verniaud
Épicerie Centrale
Pernod Fils
Chalon-sur-Saône
Pontarlier


Postcard from Vautrin of Épicerie Centrale to Pernod Fils ordering two cases of twenty-four litres of absinthe, November 22, 1898

Summary: Vautrin of Épicerie Centrale at 66 rue Thiers in Saint-Dié asks Pernod Fils to dispatch immediately two cases, each containing twenty-four litres of Pernod absinthe.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Vautrin
Épicerie Centrale
Pernod Fils
Saint-Dié
Pontarlier


Postcard from Louis Vautrin to Pernod Fils urgently ordering four cases before new municipal excise duties take effect, December 6, 1898

Summary: Louis Vautrin urgently orders four twenty-four-litre cases of Pernod absinthe for delivery before new municipal excise duties take effect in Saint-Dié.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Litres
Octroi
Municipal taxation
Louis Vautrin
Pernod Fils
Saint-Dié
Pontarlier


Postcard from Henri Faivre to Pernod Fils sending six empty casks for refilling and ordering one hundred litres of absinthe, December 9, 1898

Summary: Henri Faivre sends six empty casks to Maison Pernod Fils for refilling and asks for their return with an additional one hundred litres of absinthe in cases.

Absinthe
Orders
Casks
Returns
Cases
Litres
Rail transport
Henri Faivre
Pernod Fils
Montbéliard
Pontarlier


Postcard from Louis Vautrin to Pernod Fils following up two undelivered cases of Pernod absinthe, December 16, 1898

Summary: Louis Vautrin asks whether two cases ordered on November 22 have shipped, noting that he has received neither the goods nor relief from his stock shortage despite an invoice dated November 29.

Absinthe
Orders
Delayed deliveries
Invoices
Stock shortages
Louis Vautrin
Pernod Fils
Saint-Dié
Pontarlier


Postcard from Crozet Frères to Pernod Fils urgently ordering ten cases before New Year, December 27, 1898

Summary: Crozet Frères urgently asks Pernod Fils to dispatch before New Year ten cases, each containing twelve litres of Pernod, to Saint-Victor station at Thizy for transfer to the tramway.

Absinthe
Orders
Urgent orders
Cases
Rail transport
Tramways
Crozet Frères
Pernod Fils
Thizy
Pontarlier


Postcard from Veuve Michelou to Pernod Fils ordering two twenty-four-bottle cases of superior-quality absinthe for Ussel station, March 21, 1899

Summary: Veuve Michelou orders two cases of twenty-four bottles of superior-quality absinthe for immediate shipment to Ussel station.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Superior quality
Rail transport
Veuve Michelou
Pernod Fils
Neuvic
Ussel
Pontarlier


Postcard from A. Gaillard to Pernod ordering twenty-four litres by fast freight, April 24, 1899

Summary: Guéret merchant A. Gaillard orders twenty-four litres of Pernod for immediate dispatch by fast freight.

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
Fast freight
Grocers
A. Gaillard
Pernod Fils
Guéret
Pontarlier


Postcard from L. Deronzier to Pernod Fils confirming an order recorded through Mr Paccard, April 28, 1899

Summary: L. Deronzier asks Pernod Fils to dispatch immediately an order recorded through Mr Paccard, exactly on the terms he transmitted.

Absinthe
Orders
Sales representatives
Commercial terms
L. Deronzier
Mr Paccard
Pernod Fils
Annecy
Pontarlier


Postcard from A. Mielle Aîné to Pernod ordering absinthe, April 30, 1899

Summary: A. Mielle Aîné asks Pernod for immediate dispatch of eighteen litres of absinthe; a second quantity or strength notation is not fully legible.

Absinthe
Orders
Litres
A. Mielle Aîné
Pernod
Châlons-sur-Marne
Pontarlier


Postcard from J. Denis to Veil-Picard & Cie, Maison Pernod Fils ordering ten cases of Pernod fils and advertising material, May 31, 1899

Summary: J. Denis orders ten twelve-bottle cases of Pernod fils on the usual terms and asks for pictures and other advertising materials to be included.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Bottles
Advertising
Chromolithographs
J. Denis
Veil-Picard & Cie
Maison Pernod Fils
Étain
Pontarlier


Postcard from Widow Milat ordering four cases of Pernod absinthe, June 29, 1899

Summary: Widow Milat orders four cases of Pernod absinthe on the usual terms; the compact quantity notation after the number of cases is retained as written.

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Usual terms
Widow Milat
Épicerie-Comestibles L. Milat
Pernod Fils
Pont-à-Mousson
Pontarlier

Widow Milat, Épicerie-Comestibles L. Milat


Postcard from J. Brunand to Pernod Fils ordering a thirty-litre cask, July 4, 1899

Summary: J. Brunand of Morestel orders one thirty-litre cask for prompt shipment; the separate pencil notation “Café 90 %” is a later documentary annotation, not part of the order.

Commercial orders
Casks
Litres
J. Brunand
Pernod Fils
Morestel
Pontarlier


Postcard from Gauthier Fils to Pernod Fils following up on an unanswered request, July 10, 1899

Summary: Gauthier Fils expresses surprise at receiving no reply and asks whether the firm will fulfil the earlier request.

Absinthe trade
Follow-up correspondence
Unanswered requests
Customer service
Gauthier Fils
Pernod Fils
Meursault
Pontarlier


Postcard from Ch. Klein to Pernod Fils ordering a sixteen-litre demijohn of absinthe, July 13, 1899

Summary: Ch. Klein, an innkeeper at 8 rue Kléber in Mulhouse, orders from Pernod Fils a demijohn containing about sixteen litres of absinthe, of the same quality and on the same terms as before.

Absinthe
Orders
Demijohns
Inns
Ch. Klein
Pernod Fils
Mulhouse
Pontarlier


Postcard from J. Martin to Pernod Fils requesting prices and shipping quantities for absinthe, July 20, 1899

Summary: Grocer J. Martin asks for the price of Pernod absinthe per litre and the quantities in which the firm dispatches it.

Absinthe
Price enquiries
Shipping quantities
Grocers
J. Martin
Épicerie Parisienne
Pernod Fils
Arnay-le-Duc
Pontarlier