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Partial commercial letter from Lublin, 7 October 1650

The English-language letter discusses accounts and sums owed between the sender and correspondent. Legible passages mention the sender’s brother Gabriel, £300, and repayment or settlement; the account’s details cannot be reconstructed reliably. The continuation, closing, and address sheet are on p. 3.

AI-assisted edition. Working partial reading and translation; dateline partly legible, year uncertain except probable reading in item 001; account details and addressee uncertain. Readings must be checked against the original.

Translation / modern text

This is a partly legible English-language commercial letter from Lublin, probably dated 7 October 1650. The sender discusses an account and a sum due, mentions his brother Gabriel and £300, and refers to repayment or settlement. Illegible passages prevent the full transaction or addressee from being established.

Original wording — transcription

[PDF s. 2, datownik:] “Lublin day 7 October Anno 1650” [odczyt roku prawdopodobny]. [PDF s. 2, odczyt częściowy:] list w języku angielskim; nadawca omawia rachunek/należność, wspomina “my brother Gabriel” oraz kwotę “£300”, a także zwrot lub rozliczenie pieniędzy. Początek, część szczegółów rachunku i nazwisko adresata są nieczytelne. [PDF s. 3:] dalszy ciąg listu i zakończenie; adres na złożonej karcie nieczytelny.

Reading notes

PDF p. 1 is an archival cover/description and was not used to establish the date. The dateline on PDF p. 2 appears to read Lublin, 7 October Anno 1650; the year reading is probable. PDF p. 3 contains the continuation/closing and address sheet of the same letter.
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