Thanks for replies Pir, How's your French?
I find this cover quite fascinating,
this what I think it is and says,
Dated September 21st 1895, googling the french revolutionary calender it equate to the year 3, fifth complimentary day sent from Bordeaux.
translation
#8203;I have just received the invoice and bill of lading for a Barrel of Oil and a Case of Soap, the two articles loaded in Marseille by Citizen F. Fouques, aboard the Brigantine l'Harmonie, Captain Dejean, the whole marked {P. + S.}, addressed to me and to you, so that you may expedite the said items for Bordeaux. I beg you, Citizen, to do this as soon as possible, because I have been waiting impatiently for these goods in order to load them onto a vessel that will depart shortly for North America, and please inform me when they are shipped.
#8203;Health & Fraternity
#8203;Deturnis
Rue de la 7e Vendémiaire
Merchant of the 8e Primaire
it gets interesting when you look at what was happening at the time, the relations between the UK, France and the Us certainly with regards to Shipping Etc,


