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Partially read commercial letter of 16 August 1685

Probably Ferdinand Engelhardt; the signature has not been verified in this document Unknown; letter addressed to a commercial counterpart
1685-08-16

The letter concerns a current commercial transaction and accounts relating to goods. The surviving text refers to correspondence, a shipment, and amounts, but the handwriting makes it impossible to identify most goods or reconstruct the account with confidence.

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Translation / modern text

The sender discusses a commercial matter and the accounting for goods, referring to earlier correspondence. Numbers are visible, but their relation to individual items cannot be established with confidence. The recipient and signature remain unidentified.

Original wording — transcription

[PDF s. 4, datownik:] [—], den 16 Augusti a° 1685. [Miejscowość niepewna.] [Fragmenty niemieckiego tekstu, odczyt częściowy:] ... [formuła do kontrahenta] ... [wzmianka o wcześniejszym piśmie/wiadomości] ... [towarze/przesyłce] ... 100 [—] ... 3 [—] ... 54 [—] ... 4 [—] ... [Pozostałe partie, nazwy towarów i kwoty są zbyt niepewne do transkrypcji.] [Podpis:] [nieczytelny lub niepewny]. [PDF s. 5:] złożona karta z adresem; zapis w większości nieczytelny.

Reading notes

The date 16 Aug. 1685 was read from the heading on PDF p. 4. Page 5 is a folded leaf with an address, not a continuation of the main text. The text needs further checking at higher magnification.

Scope of the edition: Working partial reading. Only selected visible elements have been retained; illegible names and accounts have not been filled in.

ekstrakcja: 2026-10-15

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