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Commercial letter to Robert Forbes, 4 August 1687

The sender informs Robert Forbes about shipments and their accounting. The letter mentions transport to Os… (place name uncertain), several packages, and lots associated with Thomas Kielika/Kielike (uncertain reading). It also discusses weight, quality or condition, and arrangements for delivery and costs. Many accounting details cannot be safely reconstructed.

AI-assisted edition. Working partial reading of a letter. The date is read from the heading; some proper names, shipment details, and accounts remain uncertain. Readings must be checked against the original.

Translation / modern text

The commercial letter of 4 August 1687 to Robert Forbes discusses shipments, their condition, and accounting. The sender mentions several packages bound for a place in Hungary, a lot associated with Thomas Kielika, and weight, quality, and costs. Place names and accounting details are partly illegible.

Original wording — transcription

[PDF s. 30, nagłówek:] [—], den 4 Augusti a° 1687. [Formuła do Roberta Forbesa; początek częściowo nieczytelny.] ... [opis towarów i przesyłek; widoczne wzmianki o trzech skrzyniach/opakowaniach oraz o transporcie do Os[—] w Węgrzech; odczyt miejsca niepewny]. [Wzmianka o Thomasie Kielice/Kielice, belach oraz oznaczeniach A–B; szczegóły niepewne.] [Opis jakości, ciężaru i rozliczenia przesyłki; fragmenty czytelne, lecz wiele słów i kwot niepewnych.] [PDF s. 31, ciąg dalszy:] ... [dalsze obliczenia i uzgodnienia w sprawie towarów, dostawy i kosztów; odczyt częściowy]. [Podpis:] Ferdinand Engelhardt [odczyt prawdopodobny].

Reading notes

PDF p. 30 begins the letter dated 4 August 1687; p. 31 continues it and contains the signature. The Hungarian place name may read “Oschitz” or similar and has not been normalized. Thomas Kielika/Kielike also needs verification.
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