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Commercial letter to Robert Forbes, 5 February 1691

Engelhardt replies to Robert Forbes about shipments and their accounting. He refers to goods in packages, values, and costs, but many words and figures are illegible. The letter ends with the sender’s signature; p. 35 is a folded address leaf, not a separate text.

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Translation / modern text

The letter of 5 February 1691 is a reply concerning goods, shipments, and accounting. The surviving reading does not allow the details or amounts to be reconstructed reliably. Page 35 contains the address side.

Original wording — transcription

[PDF s. 34, nagłówek:] [—], den 5 Febr. a° 1691. [Do Roberta Forbesa.] [Odpowiedź w sprawie towarów/przesyłek i rozliczenia; widoczne wzmianki o opakowaniach, wartościach oraz kosztach, lecz odczyt większości zdań i liczb niepewny.] [Podpis:] Ferdinand Engelhardt [odczyt prawdopodobny]. [PDF s. 35:] składane odwrocie z adresem do Lwowa; widoczne ślady wcześniejszego pisma nie tworzą pewnego ciągu listu.

Reading notes

The year and day are legible in the heading on PDF p. 34; the month appears to be February. Page 35 is addressed to Lviv and bears traces of writing made after folding. Attribution to Engelhardt is probable from the signature.
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