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Commercial letter to Robert Forbes dated 8 May 1692

The sender reports on a consignment and its transport, discusses how the goods should be handled, and refers to related charges. Packages and values are mentioned, but the goods, intermediaries, and account cannot be reconstructed with confidence. Page 49 is the address-bearing reverse.

AI-assisted edition. Working partial reading of a letter. The date was read from the heading; amounts, units, and goods names have not been reconstructed. Readings must be checked against the original.

Translation / modern text

The letter of 8 May 1692 to Robert Forbes concerns a consignment, the transport of goods, and charges. The visible numbers do not allow the account to be reconstructed with confidence. Page 49 contains the address-bearing reverse.

Original wording — transcription

[PDF s. 48, nagłówek:] [—], den 8 May a° 1692. Herrn Robert Forbes. [Wzmianki o przesyłce/przewozie i rozliczeniu. Widoczne liczby przy pozycjach, lecz ich przyporządkowanie i jednostki są niepewne.] [Opis dalszych uzgodnień handlowych; odczyt częściowy.] [Podpis:] Ferdinand Engelhardt [odczyt prawdopodobny]. [PDF s. 49:] składane odwrocie z adresem do Lwowa i dopiskami.

Reading notes

PDF p. 48 gives the date 8 May 1692; p. 49 is a folded address leaf.
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