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Commercial letter of 4 February 1686 about the shipment of two bales

Probably Ferdinand Engelhardt (signature on PDF p. 13) Unknown; a commercial counterpart
1686-02-04

The sender reports preparing a shipment of two bales, gives their mark, and mentions some costs and values. The numbers and destination are not fully certain; the letter concerns arranging the shipment and its accounting.

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Translation / modern text

The letter concerns arranging the shipment of two bales, probably marked G.H., and the related costs and accounting. Gdańsk may be the destination, but this reading is uncertain. The visible numbers do not allow the full account to be reconstructed.

Original wording — transcription

[PDF s. 13, datownik:] [—], den 4 Februarii a° 1686. [Fragmenty niemieckiego tekstu:] ... [zamówienie/towar] ... nach Danzig? ... zwey Ballen, unter welchen Signo und N° G.H. ... [odczyt znaków niepewny] ... [kwoty widoczne w dalszej części: 11½?; 13; 18; 108?; przypisanie niepewne] ... [wzmianka o kosztach/rozliczeniu; dalszy tekst częściowo nieczytelny]. [Podpis:] Ferdinand Engelhardt [odczyt prawdopodobny]. [PDF s. 14:] złożona karta/odwrocie; zapis adresowy nieczytelny.

Reading notes

The date 4 Feb. 1686 was read from the heading on PDF p. 13. Page 14 is a folded leaf/reverse. The destination, shipment mark, and numbers require verification at higher magnification.

Scope of the edition: Working partial reading; gaps and uncertain readings are marked explicitly.

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