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Letter to Hayder concerning an account settlement and financial matters

The sender addresses Hayder as a friend and discusses a monetary dispute or settlement. The manuscript mentions accounts, dues, and a sum written as “30000”; the sender seeks resolution and refers to further obligations. The illegibility prevents identification of the exact basis of the debt and all amounts in the accounts. The closing date is 18 April 1647; the place appears to be Warsaw but is uncertain.

AI-assisted edition. Working partial transcription and translation; selected phrases and explicit gaps are provided because the long letter is partly illegible. Place-name, recipient’s surname, and signature are uncertain. Readings must be checked against the original.

Translation / modern text

The sender addresses Hayder as a friend and pursues a financial settlement. The manuscript contains references to accounts and dues and the sum “30000”; the sender asks for the matter to be settled and mentions further obligations. The illegibility does not reveal the exact basis of the debt or all the amounts. The closing date gives 18 April 1647; the place looks like Warsaw, but the reading is uncertain. P. 7 is the addressed cover.

Original wording — transcription

[PDF s. 2, nagłówek:] Mci Panie Hayder, Ansi wielce Mci Panie y Przyjacielu. Prędko … wiadomość … [początek zdania częściowo nieczytelny]. … do Pana … [wzmianka o sprawie/rozliczeniu]. … [PDF s. 3–4: dalszy wywód o sprawie, osobach i należnościach; liczne miejsca nieczytelne]. [PDF s. 5:] … [wzmianki o zapisach/rachunkach]. … za R 30000 … [kwota czytelna, otaczający zapis częściowo niepewny]. … [wzmianki o kwitach/rozliczeniu oraz dalszych powinnościach]. [PDF s. 6, koniec:] … [prośba o dalsze załatwienie sprawy; fragment częściowo nieczytelny]. [Datownik:] w Warszawie? d. 18 Aprilis 1647. [Podpis:] … Maciej? [nazwisko nieczytelne]. [PDF s. 7, złożona obwoluta/adres:] Mci Wielmożnemu Panu y Przyjacielowi … Mci Panu Hayderowi … [pozostała część adresu nieczytelna; pieczęć].

Reading notes

P. 1 is an inventory card, not evidence for the letter’s content or date. Pp. 2–6 form one letter; p. 7 is its folded cover/address with a seal. The letter’s own date line on p. 6 contains “18 Aprilis 1647”; the place-name is read uncertainly as Warsaw. The sum 30000 appears on p. 5; the illegible basis of the account has not been supplied.
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