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Letter from Anna Leszczyńska to her brother Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski regarding longing and gossip

Anna Leszczyńska Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, Voivode of Volhynia ('A Son Excellence Monsieur le Palatin de Volhynie Mon tres cher Frere')
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Anna Leszczyńska expresses her longing for her brother and asks him to dedicate a moment to correspondence, which would bring her relief from her sadness. She also reports on a dispute with a winemaker and rumors allegedly spread about her before the sejmik by the Voivodess of Bełz.

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Translation / modern text

[P. 60] Sir, my dearest brother! You should see now how much I love you, when I look for you in every corner and find nothing but sadness and the distance of all my contentment. Spending whole days on this, it is only right, my dear brother, that you should at least dedicate an hour to this out of grati- [P. 62] -tude, and for me, this little hour will bring great relief. I have sent various news to Your Grace, among which is how [...] Her Ladyship the aunt caused a quarrel between me and the Jewish winemaker, whose friendship she valued immensely. Consider, Your Grace, my Lord, whether I should look for anything else now but burial, and in [...] contentment. [P. 63] I was told that Her Ladyship the Voivodess of Bełz had intervened and spoken against me before the sejmik. I do not believe this, but it is nevertheless probable. [P. 61] I already know that I love no one among the suitors, only my dear brotherly blood, whom I embrace a million times. Your Grace, my Lord, you may also still be [...] for reasons, or perhaps just in the company of the brothers, if you do not change your favor towards her who will die, unchangingly, Your Grace my Lord's heart-loving sister and humble servant, Anna Leszczyńska [P. 64, address:] To His Excellency the Voivode of Volhynia, My Dearest Brother

Original wording — transcription

[S. 60] Monsieur mon tres cher frere Dopierobyście teraz wydzieli iako was kocham kiedy was po kątach chwytam a nic nie nayduię tylko smutky a od ległosc wszystkiego mego ukon tentowania nad tem tedy całe dni trawiąc słuszna moy kochany brateńku zebys przynaymniey po godzi nie na to czynił przez wdzię- [S. 62] cznosc mnie zas ta godzinka wielkie przyniesie soulagement. Nowiny rozne wysłałam do W[aszej] Dobrodzieia między ktoremy ta iako mię croutement [?] J[ej]m[ość] ciotka pokłóciła z Zydem winiarzem kto rego przyiazń niezmiernie sobie estimowała. Uwaz ze J[ego] M[ość] M[ój] Pan ieżeli mnie iuz czego inszego szukac tylko zagrzebania a w chrze sciszu [?] ukontentowania. [S. 63] Powiedzieli mi ze J[ej]m[ość] wojewody na bełska miała sie przy mieszac do roznych przed se ymikiem na mnie rozmowiac. Temu nie wierze ale przecie iest do tego podobieństwo. [S. 61] iuz wiem ze nikogo z fatygantow nie kocham ieno moie serdeczno brateń kowe ktorą milion razy sciskam. J[ej]m[ość] M[ój] Pan jeszcze mozesz takze byc tumigne [?] z przyczyn albo tez tylko w kompaniy z braciszkami ieżeli nie odmienisz łasky swoiey przeciwko tey ktora umrze nieodmienno J[ego] M[ości] M[ego] Pana z serca kochaiącą siostro y unizoną sług[ą] Anna Leszczynska [S. 64, adres:] A Son Excellence Monsieur le Pa latin de Volhy nie Mon tres cher Frere

Reading notes

The page order in the PDF file is disrupted relative to the flow of the text: p. 60 (incipit, marked with the old number 40) continues on p. 62 (old number 41, continuation of the sentence with a line break: 'grati-' / 'tude'), then p. 63 (verso of leaf 41: 'I was told...'), p. 61 (conclusion of the letter with the closing formula and the author's signature), and p. 64 constitutes the address leaf (marked with number 42). In the text, the author uses French (address phrases, the word 'soulagement'). The mentioned sejmik allows one to infer the political background.

Scope of the edition: Automatic transcription (15.10.2026), not verified against the original by a human; illegible fragments are marked [...].

ekstrakcja: 2026-10-15 · model: gemini-3.8-flash

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