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132/1/502 · 502-001

Dupont’s letter to the Palatine and general of the Lublin voivodeship

The sender writes in French about correspondence received, lace goods, payments, and money transfers. He mentions a bill or note and an amount read as 1,242 écus; details of the accounting are partly illegible. The signature reads Dupont. The address leaf names the Palatine and general of the Lublin voivodeship. No date was read in the letter itself.

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Translation / modern text

The sender says that he received the recipient’s letter only recently. He mentions lace goods, payments, and an accounting, including a bill or note with an amount read as 1,242 écus. He asks for the recipient’s favor, but the remaining details cannot be reconstructed with confidence. He signs as Dupont. The address on the outer sheet directs the letter to the Palatine and general of the Lublin voivodeship. No legible date appears in the letter text.

Original wording — transcription

[PDF s. 2, oznaczenie strony: 1.] Monseigneur, Je n’ay reçu la lettre que [—] m’a fait l’honneur de m’écrire que depuis peu de jours. M. de [—] en ayant parlé [—] pour y faire son billet, ce qu’il m’a [—] qu’à son retour. Ma marchandise de dentelle m’a manqué depuis [—]. Votre Excellence avoit ordonné qu’on lui remit entre les mains mille cinq cents [—] pour moy. Je suis fort obligé à V. E. de la bonté qu’elle a eue de se souvenir de moy; mais je la supplie très humblement de me permettre de lui dire [—]. [PDF s. 3, kontynuacja:] Le billet de [—] porte 1242 écus, sur le pied que le change est pour [—] à la fin de mars [—]. [Dalsze szczegóły płatności i rachunków częściowo nieczytelne.] [PDF s. 4, kontynuacja i zakończenie:] [—] Je n’ay point d’autre recours [—]. De vostre bien humble et très obéissant serviteur, Dupont. [PDF s. 5, zapis adresowy:] À Son Excellence Monseigneur le Palatin et général du voïvodie, à Lublin.

Reading notes

PDF pp. 2–4 contain the continuous letter text; p. 5 is an external address notation and is not part of the transcription. The signature “Dupont” is legible on p. 4. No date or place was read from the letter itself, so date and place remain null. The inventory card on p. 1 records the unit as beginning on 24 January 1700 and containing three sheets; this is catalog information, not a date written in the letter.
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