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Letter from J. C. H. Simon to Collector May regarding the lease of a mill

J. C. H. Simon [or J. C. F. Simon] Herr May, Kayserlich Königlicher Lotterie Collecteur in Brodi
26 August [1]785 · Jankowitz

J. C. H. Simon sends Collector May his current contract and a certificate from Lviv to be presented to the commissioner. He inquires about the conditions for obtaining a new contract for the mill and asks for the documents to be returned via the parish priest.

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Translation / modern text

[P. 2] Most Honorable Mr. May! If this humble letter of mine finds you in contentment and good health, it will give me great joy; as for me, I am doing well. Honorable Mr. May, I am sending you my local contract and the certificate from Lviv, as the noble commissioner has requested to see them, and I ask that you be so kind as to show them to the commissioner. I also ask, if anything should come of it, so that I might receive the mill, to notify me immediately by letter on what terms this contract would be, so that I may comply with them. Although the contract stipulates a six-month notice period, since the pond is being drained for fishing, I am free whenever I wish. However, I ask for my contract to be returned; the parish priest will collect it. In the meantime, I send my respects. Jankowice, August 26, 1785 J. C. H. Simon [P. 3] [Address:] To Mr. May, Imperial-Royal Lottery Collector in Brody

Original wording — transcription

[S. 2] Wehrter Herr Herr May! Wen ihnen Mein weniges schreiben beÿ Vergnügen u[nd] wohl ergehen antreffen möchte sol es mir ein gros Vergnügen sein, was mich anbelanget bin ich wohl auf Wehrter Herr May übersende an Ihnen meinen hisigen Contract u[nd] Atest von Lemberg weil der Hoch[edle?] H[err] Comisar es verlangt zu sehen u[nd] bitte, ehr sie möchten so gütig sein u[nd] es dem H[errn] Comisar Zeigen bitte auch sogleich wen es möchte was daraus werden das ich könte die Mühle bekommen mir schreiben zu laßen auf was vor Contract es sein Möchte daß ich mich darnach richten könne Der Contract ist zwar geschrieben ein halbes Jahr vorher aufzukündigen weil aber der Teich abgelaßen wird zum fischen so bin ich freÿ wen ich will bitte aber meinen Contract wieder Abzusenden der Herr Pfarrer wird ihn besorgen in dessen Mein Compliment Jankowitz d[en] 26 Aug[ust] [1]785 J C H [lub F] Simon [Dopiski ołówkiem u dołu po lewej:] S. 39 [S. 3, adres:] An Herrn Herrn May Kaÿs[erlich] Kön[i]gl[icher] Lotterie Collecteur in Brodi

Reading notes

Private-official letter in German (Kurrent script). Concerns the submission of a contract and a Lviv certificate regarding the lease/acquisition of a mill for presentation to the commissioner. In the inventory, the sender's surname was read as 'Сімон Ф.', and the recipient was described generally as the manager of the royal lottery in Brody (in the original: 'Kays. Königl. Lotterie Collecteur').

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