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Letter from Gdańsk about a dispute and a request for support

The writer describes a long-running dispute or controversy, refers to its resolution, and asks the recipient for help. Part of the argument and the precise subject of the matter are difficult to read.

AI-assisted edition. Working, partial reading; signature tentative, substance of the dispute uncertain. Readings must be checked against the original.

Translation / modern text

A partly legible letter from Gdańsk, dated 20 January 1702. The writer describes a long-running dispute and asks the recipient for support in resolving it. The precise subject of the matter remains uncertain. The signature is tentatively read as Zygmunt Kamiński; the address sheet identifies the recipient by the titles Castellan of Cracow and General of the Polish Army.

Original wording — transcription

[Datowanie, s. 2:] „Gdańsk 20 Januarii 1702”. [Nagłówek:] „Jaśnie Oświecony Miłościwy Panie, a Dobrodzieju mój”. [Tekst, s. 2–4:] Odczyt częściowy. Nadawca wspomina o długotrwałych „kontrowersjach” i sprawie wymagającej rozstrzygnięcia, zwraca się do adresata o wsparcie. Szczegółowy przedmiot sporu i część wywodu są niepewne. [Podpis, s. 4:] prawdopodobnie „Zygmunt Kamiński”. [PDF s. 5, adres:] po francusku do „Monseigneur le Castellan de Cracovie et Grand Général d’Armée Polonaise”; s. 6: odwrotna strona z pieczęcią.

Reading notes

Page 1 is an inventory cover and was not used to date the letter. Pages 2–4 form one letter dated at Gdańsk on 20 January 1702. The address sheet and its sealed reverse are on pp. 5–6; their association with this letter is probable from sequence but not entirely certain.
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