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132/1/567 · 567-001

Partial letter to an Illustrious Sir (possibly Zimnicki)

A one-page letter survives, containing an extended account of the sender’s affairs and a request to the recipient. The handwriting is difficult, so the specific subject cannot be established. The address sheet may name Mr Zimnicki; no reliable dateline was read on the letter.

AI-assisted edition. Working partial reading and translation; addressee uncertain, subject and author unresolved, no reliable dateline. Readings must be checked against the original.

Translation / modern text

This is a partly legible one-page letter to a dignitary whose surname may be Zimnicki. The sender presents personal affairs and makes a request, but the exact subject remains uncertain. No date could be read from the letter itself.

Original wording — transcription

[PDF s. 2, początek:] „Moja … Panie …” [formuła adresatywna niepewna]. [Odczyt częściowy:] jednostronicowy, rozbudowany list; widoczny jest wywód o sprawach nadawcy i prośbie do adresata, lecz szczegółowego meritum nie można wiarygodnie odtworzyć. [Zakończenie i podpis:] formuła „W[asz] … dobry życzliwy” [odczyt częściowy]; podpis niepewny. [Data:] na tekście nie odczytano pewnego datownika. [PDF s. 3, adres:] do „Wielmożnego Pana … Zimnickiego” [dalsze określenia/nazwisko niepewne], widoczna pieczęć.

Reading notes

PDF p. 1 is an archival cover/description, not part of the letter. The number “618” on the cover is an archival identifier, not a date. PDF p. 3 is the address sheet belonging to the same letter, not a second document.
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