769 Frédéric Salles to Vincent van Gogh. Arles, Sunday, 5 May 1889.

metadata

No. 769 (Brieven 1990 772, Complete Letters -)
From: Frédéric Salles
To: Vincent van Gogh
Date: Arles, Sunday, 5 May 1889

Source status

Original manuscript

Location

Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, inv. no. b1054 V/1962

Date

Letter headed: ‘Dimanche soir 5 Mai 89’.

Additional

Written on the back of a calling card; the text printed on the front reads:

‘Frédéric Salles,

Pasteur de l’Eglise réformée.

9, rue de la Rotonde, Arles’.

original text

1r:1

Dimanche soir 5 Mai 89

Devant m’absenter demains et étant occupé les Mardi, je me mets à votre disposition pour vous accompagner Mercredi à S^t Remy.1 Nous partirions par le train de 8 heures 51, si cela vous convient. Ayant déjà vu M. Peyron, il est convenable que je vous accompagne moi-même.2

Bien à vous

Salles

translation

1r:1

Sunday evening, 5 May 1889

Having to go away tomorrow and being busy on Tuesdays, I place myself at your disposal to accompany you to St-Rémy on Wednesday.1 We would leave by the 8.51 train, if that suits you. Having already seen Mr Peyron, it is appropriate that I should accompany you myself.2

Yours truly,

Salles

notes

1. Van Gogh and Salles left according to schedule on Wednesday, 8 May 1889 for the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole in Saint-Rémy. Van Gogh’s name was recorded on that date in Le grand registre de l’asile de Saint-Rémy. See Documentation, 8 May 1889.

2. On Monday, 29 April Salles had had a talk with Dr Peyron about Vincent’s admission to the asylum. See letter 763, Date.