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Letter to Forbes about a debt and payment

Nieustalony (podpis końcowy nieczytelny) Arthur Forbes (w nagłówku „Mci Panie Forbes”)

The writer addresses Forbes concerning a debt or amount due, mentions promised payment and goods/accounting connected with beer, and asks that the matter be settled. Details and amounts are uncertain.

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Translation / modern text

A partly legible letter to Arthur Forbes concerning a debt or amount due. The writer mentions payment, beer, and earlier arrangements, and asks for the matter to be settled; exact amounts and details are uncertain. The text contains no reliable date or place.

Original wording — transcription

[Nagłówek:] „Mnie wielce Mci Panie Forbes i Dobrodzieju mój”. [Tekst, s. 2–3:] Odczyt częściowy. Nadawca pisze o długu/należności i zapłacie, wspomina „piwo” oraz wcześniejsze ustalenia. Wskazuje, że sprawa nie została jeszcze uregulowana, i prosi o jej załatwienie; szczegóły i kwoty niepewne. [Zakończenie i podpis, s. 3:] formuła służebna; nazwisko nadawcy nieodczytane pewnie. [Datowanie:] w zachowanym tekście brak pewnego datownika. [Adres na odwrocie, s. 3:] adres do Forbesa; pozostałe elementy nieczytelne.

Reading notes

Page 1 is a modern inventory cover; its date 1687 was not used as the letter date. Pages 2–3 show one letter: the text continues at the top of p. 3, while the remainder of that page is the reverse folded address sheet. No separate letter or enclosure was identified.

Scope of the edition: Working, partial reading; details of the account, amounts, signature, and dating are uncertain.

ekstrakcja: 2026-10-15

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