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Letter to the voivode about a dispute and property matters

The sender addresses the Most Honorable Voivode. He writes about a matter concerning estates, a dispute, and actions taken by the addressee; he also mentions other people and asks for help. Much of the manuscript is difficult to read, so the details of the matter and names remain undetermined. The letter was dated in Radymno on 20 December 1698; the signature has been read uncertainly as Jerzy Donhoff.

AI-assisted edition. Working partial transcription of a Polish letter and rendering in contemporary English; gaps are marked [—], and uncertain readings as [word?]. Readings must be checked against the original.

Translation / modern text

Most Honorable Voivode, my most gracious lord and benefactor. The sender appeals to the addressee’s goodness, describes a matter concerning estates, and asks for help or a favorable decision. He also mentions other people, including the Lady General Wielgopolska. Since many sentences are faded or difficult to read, the course of the matter and the precise wording of the request cannot be safely reconstructed. The letter was written in Radymno on 20 December 1698. The signature probably reads Jerzy Donhoff.

Original wording — transcription

[Nagłówek:] Jaśnie Wielmożny Panie Wojewodo, R[uski?], Mój Wielce Miłościwy Panie i Dobrodzieju. [Oryginalna s. 1:] Takem jest pewien z dobroci WMM Pana etc. [—] argumenta [—] nie [—] przedłużonej [—] WMM Pana [—] [—] do [—] [—] wsi [—] [—]. [Dalszy tekst częściowo nieczytelny.] [Oryginalna s. 1, dalszy ciąg:] Także [—] Pani Generałowej Wielgopolskiej [—] [—] [—] do [—] [—]. [Oryginalna s. 2:] Jaśnie Wielmożny Panie Generale, [—] [—] [—] [—] WMM Pana [—] [—]. [Fragment o sprawie i prośbie; liczne wyrazy nieczytelne.] [Oryginalna s. 3:] Jaśnie Wielmożni [—] Panowie, [—] [—] [—] [—]. [Fragment o „dobrach”, „prawie” i sprawie; odczyt niepewny.] [Oryginalna s. 4; nagłówek:] Jaśnie Wielmożny Mój Kochany M[—] Dobrodzieju. Im często dob[r]ym o zdrowiu WMM Pana wiadomo, [—] [—] [—] [—]. [Dalsze zdania z licznymi lukami; czytelne są wzmianki o „fortun[a]” i „dobrach”.] [Oryginalna s. 5:] Mojej papiernej ochotnie odsyłam, za którego [—] [—] WMM Pana [—] [—]. [Dalszy tekst o sprawie i prośbie, w większości niepewny.] [Oryginalna s. 6, zakończenie:] Na tego [—] jestem statecznie. WMM Pana [—] [—] [Podpis:] Jerzy Donhoff [odczyt niepewny]. [Data w tekście:] W Radymnie, d. 20 Decembris 1698.

Reading notes

All nine images were examined. Image 1-0.jpg is the unit cover, annotated with the start date 2 December 1698, end date 20 December 1698, and six sheets. Images 2-0.jpg–8-0.jpg contain one letter with pages numbered 1–6; image 9-0.jpg shows the address on the sheet/wrapper and is not a separate letter. The date line reads “W Radymnie d. 20 Decembris 1698”. The final signature resembles “Jerzy Donhoff”, but the reading remains uncertain. The address is to the Most Honorable Voivode; the surname and full title could not be read with confidence. The manuscript has many abrasions, show-through marks, and illegible passages; missing content has not been reconstructed.
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