Skip to content132/1/995 · TsDIAL, Lwów
Correspondence of the English merchant Smith with Artur Forbes regarding trade and financial matters.
Title: Polish adaptation of the TsDIAL inventory description.
Entry from the TsDIAL inventory, quoted verbatim (OCR reading):
[Polish; translation pending] anhlijskoho kupca Smi- (ta A.C · [Polish; translation pending] 21 kwietnia / 1688
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132/1/995
September 9, 1687
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Alexander Smith reports from Königsberg on the prolonged treatment of his leg and delays to the ship carrying the Company's goods, caused by the threat of Turkish pirates. He also informs about the uncertainty regarding the vessel's ability to return with the cargo within the current year.
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April 21, 1688
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Alexander Smith expresses his surprise at the refusal to return the sent books and lists the significant expenses incurred for them. In exchange for the retained volumes, he asks the addressee to send a piece of fine linen or cambric for shirts.
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