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Letter from Lviv to Arthur Forbes about commercial matters

The writer discusses commercial matters and mentions Johann Taylor and accounts. Transaction details and the signature are difficult to read.

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Translation / modern text

A partly legible letter from Lviv (Lemberg), dated 12 July 1690, to the merchant Arthur Forbes in Moscow. The writer discusses commercial matters and mentions Johann Taylor and accounts, but the transaction details cannot be reconstructed reliably. The signature remains illegible.

Original wording — transcription

[Datownik, s. 2:] „Lemberg, Anno 1690 d. 12 July”. [Tekst, s. 2:] Częściowy odczyt listu, głównie po niemiecku. Widoczne są wzmianki o sprawach kupieckich, Johannie Taylorze i rozliczeniach; szczegółów transakcji ani kwot nie odczytuję pewnie. [Podpis:] nieodczytany pewnie. [PDF s. 3, karta adresowa:] do Arthura Forbesa, kupca w Moskwie.

Reading notes

Page 1 is an inventory cover; the date is taken from the dateline on p. 2. Page 3 is a separate folded address sheet to Arthur Forbes in Moscow, associated with the letter by sequence and recipient.

Scope of the edition: Working, partial reading; commercial substance and signature uncertain.

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