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Letter from Paris on the war and peace with Savoy

The writer reports military news and rumours of peace between France and Savoy. In the final postscript he gives details about the Duke of Savoy’s guard. The dateline gives Paris and 10 September; the year is not read with confidence.

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Translation / modern text

A partly legible letter from Paris about military news and rumours concerning peace between France and Savoy. In the postscript the writer describes the composition of the Duke of Savoy’s guard, though the number of soldiers is uncertain. The dateline gives 10 September, but the year cannot be read with confidence. The signature is tentatively read as Jean Zamorski; the address sheet is directed to Sablonowski, Voivode of Volhynia in Lviv.

Original wording — transcription

[Datownik, s. 25:] „à Paris ce 10 Septembre [...]” [rok niepewny]. [Nagłówek:] „Monseigneur”. [Tekst, s. 25–30:] Odczyt częściowy po francusku. Nadawca przekazuje wiadomości o wydarzeniach wojennych i pogłoskach; czytelny fragment dotyczy „la paix entre la France et Savoye”. Wspomina o wojsku i działaniach wojennych; szczegóły relacji są częściowo nieczytelne. [Postscriptum, s. 31:] „P.S. La garde du duc de Savoye est [...] hommes d’infanterie, deux colonels, quatre capitaines, deux enseignes, un escadron de gendarmes” [liczba żołnierzy niepewna]. [Podpis:] odczyt prawdopodobny: „Jean Zamorski”. [PDF s. 32, adres:] „À Son Excellence Monsieur Sablonowski, Palatin de Volinie, à Leopoli”.

Reading notes

The letter begins on p. 25 with a new salutation, “Monseigneur”, and dateline, so it is treated as distinct from the letter on pp. 21–24. Page 31 contains a postscript. Page 32 is an address sheet; its association with the letter is based on sequence and matching recipient, but it remains a separate item. The uncertain year has not been supplied.

Scope of the edition: Working, partial reading; year of dateline, troop number, and signature uncertain.

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