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Anna Katarzyna Leszczyńska to Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski regarding political and family matters

Anna Katarzyna Leszczyńska née Jabłonowska (signed: "Leszczynska") Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski, Voivode of Volhynia (address: "Monsieur le palatin de Wolhynie a Leopol", header: "Monsieur mon tres cher frere")
no date [ca. 1696–1699, before the convocation]

Anna Katarzyna Leszczyńska is anxious about the lack of news from her father and brother in light of the approaching convocation and circulating political rumors. She also mentions her aunt's grievances regarding a debt and declares her intention to arrive in Lwów soon.

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Translation / modern text

[P. 55] [f. 37] My dearest brother, It is impossible not to be surprised that there is no news from His Grace and Your Grace, my Lord, at a time when it should be arriving every hour. My [husband] interprets this in various ways, and I do not know how to soothe it all, as the deputies were more often ordered to defend [the cause] at the dietine, and from it [P. 56] Her Grace the Aunt is here. Here, Her Grace Lady Wilińska, the aunt, is very resentful towards Your Grace, my Lord, claiming that you were supposed to have a promissory note first and write a letter to the tribunal regarding this matter, which I do not believe and [explained to her] without it, yet it concerns the honor of the house before her. My dear brother, I ask for news whether His Grace will be at the convocation, for I shall even bypass Warsaw. [P. 57] [f. 38] Upon arriving, we had news that Her Majesty the Queen was well received. What is one to hold onto, having no certain news, while here news flies to us time and again, from which one barely lives. My beloved brother, persuade His Grace, my Lord, to have frequent and confidential correspondence with Your Grace [my husband], for I assure you of his zeal. [P. 58] [...] I would go to the countryside, if only I could find His Grace in Lwów. I am already so longing that I do not know how I am living. Having, therefore, the hope of seeing you soon, embracing you from my heart, I remain Your Grace, my Lord's loving sister and humble servant, Leszczyńska. To Her Grace the sister-in-law, a million lowest bows. My dear brother, I recommend the Prince [Wyszyński?], for he is immensely attached to [His Grace?], for which you yourselves kindly [order?] him to be given [what is needed] there for his needs. [P. 59, address:] [f. 39] To His Excellency the Voivode of Volhynia in Lwów.

Original wording — transcription

[S. 55] [f. 37] Monsieur mon tres cher frere nie podobna sie wydziwic ze zadney nie masz wiadomosci od Je[gomoś]c Dobrodzieia y W[asze]m[ość] m[ego] Pana pod ten czas kiedy by powinna byc co godzynnha ze moy roznie tłumaczy sobie a ia nie wiem iako zatłumic wszy- stko, czym cęsciej kazali na sey- miku posłowie bronix a z nieygo [dopisane u dołu inną ręką:] L. 19o [S. 56] J[ego]m[ość] Pani Ciotka iest, tu J[ego]m[ość] Pani Wilinska ciotka załosna bardzo na W[asze]m[ość] m[ego] Pana ze miał miec wprzod ksiey graffa y pisac za niem list do trybunału czemu ia nie wierzę y kromie tem przed nią przeciec o honor domu idzie. moy brateńku proszę o wiadomosc ieżeli Je[gomość] Dobrodziey będzie na kon- wokaciey bo ia y warszawę minę [S. 57] [f. 38] przyiechawszy mielismy wia- domosc ze krolowa Jeym[ość] dob- ze przyięta czegoz sie tu trzy- mac nie maiąc zadney stawney wiadomosci a tu co raz do nas nowinky lataio na ktore ledwo człowiek zyie moy ko- chaney braciszku przeymiedz W[asze]m[ość] m[ojego] Pan Je[gomość] Dobrodzieia zeby częste miewał y poufne z W[asze]m[oś]cią moiem korespondencie bo ia za iego gorliwosc upewniam [S. 58] wszy iechałabym na wsie zebybym tylko zastała Je[gomość] Dobrodzieia we Lwowie iest mie tez iuz tak tęskno ze nie wiem iako zyie maiąc tedy nadzieie prętkiego obaczenia z serca sciskaiąc zostaie W[asze]m[ość] m[ego] Pana kochaiącą siostrą y unizoną sługą Leszczynska [z lewej strony podpisu:] J[ego]m[ość] Pani bratowey milion niszych ukłonow [dopisek u dołu:] moy brateńku knieze [Wyszyń-?] skiego rekomenduię bo nie zmie[...] nie przywiązany do Je[gomość Dobrodzieia?] za to sami łaskawie [kazać?] mu tam wiecie dawac na potrzeb[y] [S. 59, adres:] [f. 39] A son exelence Monsieur le pala- tin de Wolhynie a Leopol

Reading notes

No date in the text of the letter. Information from the inventory ("July 6 / tuba") is not confirmed by the preserved text. The addressee ("palatin de Wolhynie") and the author ("Leszczynska", the addressee's sister) are Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski and Anna Katarzyna Leszczyńska née Jabłonowska. Mentions of the convocation, dietines, and the queen point to the interregnum period after John III Sobieski (1696–1697).

Scope of the edition: Automatic transcription (15.10.2026), not verified against the original by a human; illegible fragments marked [...].

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