Source catalogue

The writer addresses the burgomasters and councillors of Lviv and mentions a “citizen and merchant of Lviv,” recommending him to the recipients. The letter is dated 22 May 1610; the author and place of writing are unknown.

A Latin letter from Rome to the councillors of Lwów, dated 11 January 1770. The surviving fragments mention Francesco Stefanoni, his widow Maria Anna and heirs, and documents. The address panel on p. 3 belongs to the same letter.

A letter from Adrianople, dated 7 March 1696, addressed to a recipient styled “Jaśnie Wielmożny Pan Dobrodziej”. Only a short fragment of the content survives; the address panel on p. 3 belongs to the same writing.

The writer addresses the Voivode of Lviv about the office of director of the treasury courts of the Lviv land, citing the laudum of the Wiszeń sejmik. The letter is dated at Lviv on 25 October 1699; the writer’s signature is illegible.

A separate letter from Wschowa to an unidentified dignitary. The partly legible text mentions a court and information; the year 1703 survives, but not a complete date.

A partly legible letter to an unidentified dignitary. The salutation and a fragmentary date at Kyiv on 31 December survive, but the year is illegible.

A two-page letter dated “29 Augusti 1723”, addressed to “Lords”, “Brothers”, and “Friends”. The text survives in fragments; the place was not established.

A two-page letter with an address panel to municipal councillors. Text fragments survive, including a mention of “Grodzie”; the date and place could not be read.

A short letter text on p. 2. Fragments of the salutation and a mention of Lwów survive; the date and place could not be read.

Two written pages of a letter survive, probably addressed to a person surnamed Hander (uncertain reading). The handwriting is difficult to read and partly damaged; mainly forms of address are legible. The closing date is incomplete or illegible, so neither date nor place is assigned. The date range on the inventory card is not treated as a date read from the letter.

The writer addresses the Lviv magistracy and mentions a letter received, travel difficulties, and a decree and related proceedings. The inventory card attributes the letter to the Podolian land judge Karol Maksymilian Kruszewski; the signature on the scan does not securely confirm the attribution. The letter's dateline gives Kamieniec, 13 January 1723.

A letter from Zamość, dated 11 September 1697, addressed to a recipient styled “Jaśnie Wielmożny Mci Dobrodzieju”. The text spans two leaves and survives only in part; illegible passages are marked as gaps.

The letter is addressed to a high-ranking woman and discusses a matter whose details are mostly difficult to read. The writer mentions an intention, information received, and a matter concerning the recipients; the illegible substance is not reconstructed. The closing dateline gives Lviv, 25 August 1685. The inventory card records a different date, so the legible dateline in the letter is used.

The author refrains from a hasty trip to Jarosław due to trade stagnation; the cloth remained in its entirety, and the goods were handed over to the guardians. He asks Forbes to speak with two indicated persons.

A separate, partly legible letter. References to an account and the number 1420 survive, but the number’s meaning cannot be established; no reliable date is present.

A partly legible letter to an unidentified recipient, dated 18 August 1704. The salutation “Mci Dobrodzieju” and fragments concerning a matter and an account survive.

A partly legible letter to a resident in Lviv, possibly Monsieur Hoffman. The text mentions negotiations and communication; only the year 1730 survives.

The writer addresses a “Noble Benefactor” and presents a complaint concerning a shoemakers’ guild master and actions taken on the writer’s land. The following text appeals to the magistracy’s justice, proceedings, and applicable penalties; parts of the argument are illegible. The inventory card attributes the letter to Wacław Kruszycki, a canon, but the signature itself cannot be read. The date, 14 July 1769, is written in the letter; the dateline gives no place.

A letter copy whose heading indicates Krosno and the date 10 March 1743. Surviving fragments concern the town and its magistrate; the text is partly damaged or illegible.

The writer opens with “Monseigneur” and discusses a matter involving municipal property or a building, expenses, and claims or dues. The details are difficult to read; the inventory card describes the letter as a request addressed to the Lviv city office. The dateline on the first page gives Lviv, 15 May 1724.

The writer, identified by the inventory card as Lviv’s delegate to the Sejm, addresses the magistracy and reports on current public affairs of the Commonwealth. The letter mentions actions and decisions being taken in Warsaw; the details of the political discussion cannot be fully reconstructed. The dateline gives Warsaw, 12 August 1661. The signer's surname is tentatively read as Kusiewicz.

A letter to Mateusz Hayder, dated Vilnius, 11 February 1646; the text survives in part.

A letter to Mateusz Hayder, identified on the address panel as consul of Lviv. The surviving text has no visible ending.

A letter to Mateusz Hayder, dated Vilnius, 26 March 1646; the text survives in part.

A letter to Mateusz Hayder, dated Vilnius, 6 March 1646; the text survives in part.

The letter opens with a Latin salutation and ends with a signature read uncertainly as S. Lubienie[c].

A partially legible English letter to the merchant Arthur Forbes in Lviv/Lemberg, dated 31 December 1687. Numbered account leaves accompany the correspondence; transaction details and the sender remain uncertain.

A fragment of a German-language document dated 11 July 1691 survives. The text is badly damaged and difficult to read; amounts of 20 gulden and 400 can be made out, but their significance and context cannot be established. The inventory card associates the document with the surname Kostner, but the scan does not securely identify the writer, recipient, or place.

A one-page letter with an attached address panel. The writing is faded; the author, recipient, place, and date could not be established with confidence.

The writer addresses the Lviv vogt and asks for help with a matter requiring action or a decision by the recipient. He mentions difficulties and the possibility of “egzekucyi” (execution/enforcement); the details are partly illegible. The inventory card identifies the writer as Kraków starosta Paweł Aleksander. The letter itself is dated 17 December 1696; no place is assigned.

A partially legible Polish letter to a dignitary described on the address side as the Grand Crown Hetman. The notation “20 Xbris 1701” in the upper corner may be a date or a later annotation, so no certain date is assigned.

A letter opening with “My most gracious benefactor.” Its address panel names Franciszek, but the surname is illegible.

A partly legible letter mentioning, among other things, “[…] z poddany Lubelskiej […]”. An incomplete date formula “7 Januarii” survives; year and place are unknown.

A faded letter; the salutation and fragments concerning a report survive. The recipient is unidentified.

A partially legible Polish letter to the president of the Lviv Magistracy, dated 22 July 1774. The place, recipient’s personal name, and sender remain unidentified.

Lewkowicz sends a special messenger for a pound of gold seen at Forbes'. The gold is urgently needed by the royal court; the author promises payment and asks for it to be handed directly to the bearer.

A difficult-to-read commercial letter survives, containing a request addressed to “Mci Pana Dobrodzieja” and references to a matter requiring further action. The inventory card attributes the letter to Salomon, a Lviv merchant; the recipient and substance are difficult to establish from the manuscript. The date, 5 December 1695, comes from the inventory card, since no secure dateline can be read on the surviving letter page.

Leduchowski sends both addressees wishes for a joyful Easter, extending them to their household and offspring. He asks for information about payment to the army and news from Warsaw. Further fragments concern a regional assembly and other current matters, but their details could not be read with confidence. Dateline: “z Krupy 9 Ap[r.] 1697”.

The writer describes her separation from a close relative, links it to her own “desperacy” (despair), and expresses affection. The address directs the letter to the Voivode of Volhynia; date and signature remain uncertain.

A Polish letter opening “Jaśnie Wielmożny Mój Wielce Kochany Bracie”. The address panel on p. 35 directs it to the Palatine of Volhynia in Lviv.

The writer discusses letters received and missing, expresses unease, and asks for further news. The French addition warmly addresses a sister. Page 39 contains a hard-to-read addition in another hand.

The writer addresses the recipient as a brother, expresses sadness and concern for his health, and asks for news. She signs herself “loving sister”; neither her name nor a date is secure.

A Polish letter opening “Monsieur mon tres cher frère”; the address panel on p. 31 names the Voivode of Ruthenia and Lviv.

A partly legible Polish letter ending with a signature on p. 24. No address panel establishes the recipient in this range.

A partially legible Polish letter with a French salutation; the address side identifies the Palatine and General of the Ruthenian lands. No date could be established.

The writer says that her brother is well, yet she misses him. She then mentions suffering; some details are illegible.

The writer worries about the lack of reliable news, mentions a stay in Warsaw and waiting for a reply, and refers to health and possible further action.

Letter from Krotoszyn to a “dear brother,” dated 27 December 1698. The address on p. 8 identifies the Voivode of Volhynia.

Letter to a “dear brother” about received news and personal affection; p. 18 contains further French text, not an address side.

The writer thanks the addressee for a letter delivered by a horseman and an assurance of friendship. She says she cannot leave, mentions the Swedes and correspondence sent to Warsaw, and asks for further news.