Translation / modern text
[P. 2]
Noble Mr. President and Benefactor!
Having learned of the matter spread about my wife's farm, and knowing perfectly well the untruthfulness of the report, I submit a requisition and request that the informants be arrested – whom I ask to be identified, and I believe it is most likely her mother, for this girl, having been ill with fever and diarrhea for two weeks, although she was provided with every comfort, [...] died when her time came. Having expressed this, I remain with all respect
Your Grace's Benefactor's
humble servant
Jb Steczkiewicz
Captain
On the 1st of April in the year 1772 in Lviv
[P. 3, address:]
To the Noble Mr. Blechner, President of His Majesty's City of Lviv, my gracious lord and benefactor, into his hands
Original wording — transcription
[S. 2]
Szlachetny M[ości] Panie Prezydencie
y Dobrodzieiu
Dowiedziawszy się o Historyi Ogłoszoney na Folwarku u moiey Zony a wiedząc doskonale przeciwnosc Delacyi, Zaczym zanoszę Rekwizycyię y upraszam oby Delatarowie byli aresztowani o ktorych uwiadomienie upraszam, a rozumiem ze naypewni Jey matka, bo ta Dziewczyna maiąc Febre y biegunkę od niedziel dwoch, ktorey Lubo wygodę dawano, [wkrótce?] umarła, gdy Jey czas przyszedł, Co Wyraziwszy zostaie z wszelkim Uszanowaniem
WM[ci] Pana Dobrodzieia
uniżonym sługą
Jb Steczkiewicz
Kapitan
d[nia] 1[mo] Aprilis
A[nn]o 1772do
w Lwowie
[S. 3, adres:]
Szlachetnemu JMci Panu
Blechnerowi
Prezydentowi Miasta JKM[ś]ci
Lwowa M[ojemu] M[iłościwemu] Panu y
Dobrodzieiowi
do rąk
Reading notes
Discrepancy with the Polish inventory summary: the matter concerns accusations of causing the death of a girl (a servant) on the captain's wife's farm, not the death of the wife herself (as per the Ukrainian entry in the inventory: 'служниці'). The letter is signed 'Jb Steczkiewicz' (likely Jakub). Above the word 'umarła' (died), the word (likely 'wkrótce' [soon]) was written in a smaller hand.