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Partial letter to the Illustrious Sir and Brother

One letter occupies three numbered manuscript leaves; the fourth scanned sheet is its folded address cover. The surviving salutation addresses an Illustrious Sir and Brother. The main text is difficult to read and does not securely establish the specific matter or request; the signature is illegible.

AI-assisted edition. Working partial reading and translation; salutation recognizable, subject, author, and date unresolved. Readings must be checked against the original.

Translation / modern text

This is one letter written on three manuscript leaves, accompanied by a separate folded address sheet. The address to an Illustrious Sir and Brother and fragments referring to a matter and a request can be recognized, but the subject remains uncertain. No dateline or signature could be read.

Original wording — transcription

[PDF s. 2, oznaczonej w rękopisie jako k. 1, formuła adresatywna:] „… Wielce Mości Panie … / … Wielce Mości Panie y Bracie” [odczyt częściowy; imię/nazwisko niepewne]. [PDF s. 2–3 i 5, oznaczone kolejno jako k. 1–3:] ciągły wywód; miejscami można rozpoznać słowa odnoszące się do sprawy/interesu i prośby, lecz nie da się odtworzyć pewnego meritum. W k. 3 widoczna końcowa formuła i podpis, oba nieczytelne. [PDF s. 4, złożona karta adresowa:] adres do „Wielmożnego Pana …” [nazwisko i dalszy adres niepewne]; zachowana pieczęć. [Data:] na stronach listu nie odczytano datownika.

Reading notes

PDF p. 1 is an archival cover bearing “12 сентября 1699 р.” (12 September 1699) as the start date of the archival unit/register; it is not a dateline on the letter. Manuscript leaf numbers 1–3 appear on PDF pp. 2, 3, and 5 respectively. PDF p. 4 is the address sheet belonging to this letter, not a second document.
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