Translation / modern text
A short letter to Arthur Forbes. The surviving text mentions correspondence and perhaps a loan, but does not establish the subject with confidence.
Original wording — transcription
[Opening:] Mr Arthur Forbes.
[Fragments:] […] writing […] to your […] what […] although I […] to borrow […] […]
[Date/place:] Warsaw, [day/month/year unclear].
[Closing:] Your […] Friend and Servant, Thomas Cumming.
Reading notes
p. 6 is the letter; p. 7 is the wrapper. Warsaw is visible in the letter heading; the date is incomplete. The inventory card on p. 1 is not used as evidence for the letter date.