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Letter from Anna Rzeczycka to provisor Beem regarding field damages in Malechów

Anna Rzeczycka Monsieur Beem, provisor (in the address: „A Monsieur Monsieur Beem Proviseur / rendre a leopold”)
May 1, 1773

Anna Rzeczycka writes to provisor Beem to complain about neighbors who have incited a dispute and groundlessly accused her of border conflicts. The author requests a personal site inspection in Malechów and a fair resolution of the matter, assuring her desire to maintain good neighborly relations.

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Translation / modern text

[P. 2] Sir, I have greatly congratulated myself that you, my kind Sir, have taken Malechów under your supervision, for until now I have maintained neighborly friendship, but surely human envy and old troublemakers are stirring up an innocent quarrel again. For I wanted to be the first to seek justice from you, my kind Sir, with a complaint, and they, as I see, have forestalled me. But may you, my kind Sir, come yourself, and you will see that they themselves are greatly to blame and have caused great damage to our fields. Therefore, I ask for justice, for I know for certain that Mr. Słotwiński did not report a falsehood to me, and I always wish to maintain neighborly friendship, acknowledging all justice and being with all respect Your kind Sir's most humble servant Anna Rzeczycka [...] Given on May 1, 1773. [P. 3] [Address:] To the Gentleman, Mr. Beem, provisor, to be delivered in Lwów.

Original wording — transcription

[S. 2] Monsieur Bardzom sobie winszowała ze w[ać]m[pan] Dobro[dziej] wzioł w dozur malechow gdysz dotąd są sieczk[ą] przyiazn zachowałam ale podobno zazdrosc ludzka y Dawni kłutniarze zno wu zniecaią niewinno kłutnie gdysz Ja Chciałam pirwy rekwirowac o sprawie dliwosc do w[ać]m[pana] Dobro[dzieja] z użaleniem a oni widze poprzedzili ale Chciey w[ać]m[pan] Dobro[dziej] Sam wyiechac y obaczysz ze bar dzi Samci winni y wielcy na naszych polach szkody poczynili wiec Ja upra szam o sprawiedliwosc bo zapewne wim ze fałszu Pan słotwinski mi nie doniosł bo Ja zawsze chce przyiazn sąsiedzko zachowywac wszełkiey sprawiedliwosci wyznaiąc. y to zem Jest wszełkie[y] obserwancie W[ać]M[ana] Dobro[dzieja] naynizsza sługa Anna Rzeczycka [Z.O.S.P.K.?] Dat 1 Maia Rok 1773 [S. 3, adres:] A Monsieur Monsieur Beem Provi seur rendre a leopold

Reading notes

Explanation of an evident error in the Polish inventory description: the archivist read the phrase 'wzioł w dozur malechow' (took Malechów under supervision – hospital estates near Lwów) as 'wziął wdowę Małachową' (took the widow Małachowa), drawing erroneous conclusions about an alleged marriage. In reality, the author congratulates the addressee on taking over the supervision of Malechów and asks for the resolution of a border/field dispute with the Słotwińskis regarding damages caused to her fields.

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

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