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Partially read commercial letter of 16 August 1685

Probably Ferdinand Engelhardt; the signature has not been verified in this document Unknown; letter addressed to a commercial counterpart
1685-08-16

The letter concerns a current commercial transaction and accounts relating to goods. The surviving text refers to correspondence, a shipment, and amounts, but the handwriting makes it impossible to identify most goods or reconstruct the account with confidence.

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Translation / modern text

The sender discusses a commercial matter and the accounting for goods, referring to earlier correspondence. Numbers are visible, but their relation to individual items cannot be established with confidence. The recipient and signature remain unidentified.

Original wording — transcription

[PDF s. 4, datownik:] [—], den 16 Augusti a° 1685. [Miejscowość niepewna.] [Fragmenty niemieckiego tekstu, odczyt częściowy:] ... [formuła do kontrahenta] ... [wzmianka o wcześniejszym piśmie/wiadomości] ... [towarze/przesyłce] ... 100 [—] ... 3 [—] ... 54 [—] ... 4 [—] ... [Pozostałe partie, nazwy towarów i kwoty są zbyt niepewne do transkrypcji.] [Podpis:] [nieczytelny lub niepewny]. [PDF s. 5:] złożona karta z adresem; zapis w większości nieczytelny.

Reading notes

The date 16 Aug. 1685 was read from the heading on PDF p. 4. Page 5 is a folded leaf with an address, not a continuation of the main text. The text needs further checking at higher magnification.

Scope of the edition: Working partial reading. Only selected visible elements have been retained; illegible names and accounts have not been filled in.

ekstrakcja: 2026-10-15

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132/1/507 · 29 listów

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  4. Letter from Ferdinand Engelhardt to Arthur Forbes regarding settlements and delivery of goods · October 25, 1685
  5. Letter from Ferdinand Engelhardt to Arthur Forbes regarding Andreas Boyd's debt · January 31, 1686
  6. Commercial letter of 4 February 1686 about the shipment of two bales · 1686-02-04
  7. Partial list of goods and amounts, undated
  8. Specification of goods dated 14 February 1686 · 1686-02-14
  9. Specification of goods dated 15 February 1686 · 1686-02-15
  10. Specification of goods dated 21 February 1686 · 1686-02-21
  11. Partly read letter and commercial account for Robert and Arthur Forbes, 22 February 1686 · 1686-02-22
  12. Statement of goods and values dated 1 August 1687 · 1687-08-01
  13. Statement for Thomas Kielika’s shipment, 2 August 1687 · 1687-08-02
  14. Commercial letter to Robert Forbes, 4 August 1687 · 1687-08-04
  15. Statement for Thomas Kielika’s shipment, 21 August 1687 · 1687-08-21
  16. Commercial letter to Robert Forbes, 5 February 1691 · 1691-02-05
  17. Commercial letter to Robert Forbes, 7 February 1692 · 1692-02-07
  18. Letter about a goods shipment, 11 February 1692 · 1692-02-11
  19. Letter and list of costs, 14 February 1692 · 1692-02-14
  20. Commercial letter about a shipment and the quality of goods, 13 March 1692 · 1692-03-13
  21. Commercial letter to Robert Forbes dated 20 March 1692 · 1692-03-20
  22. Commercial letter to Robert Forbes dated 27 March 1692 · 1692-03-27
  23. Commercial letter to Robert Forbes dated 8 May 1692 · 1692-05-08
  24. Second commercial letter to Robert Forbes dated 8 May 1692 · 1692-05-08
  25. Copy of a letter to Robert Forbes dated 21 March 1692 · 1692-03-21
  26. Undated list of quantities and values of goods
  27. First copy of a short document dated 2 May 1692 · 1692-05-02
  28. Second copy of a short document dated 2 May 1692 · 1692-05-02
  29. Commercial letter to Robert Forbes dated 8 May 1692 · 1692-05-08
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