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132/1/572 · 572-002

Letter about news and an account

Aleksander Sommer Arthur Forbes
1692-05-06 · Zamość

Sommer writes about a received message and a matter of accounting or debt, and mentions an expected explanation. Some words and details remain uncertain.

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Translation / modern text

Partly legible letter from Sommer to Forbes about a received message and a debt or accounting matter. The writer expects an explanation; the precise course of the matter is uncertain. The dateline gives Zamość, 6 May 1692.

Original wording — transcription

[Nagłówek:] „Mnie wielce Mci Panie Forbes, a Mój Mci Panie y Dobrodzieju”. [Tekst s. 4:] Odczyt częściowy. Widoczna jest wzmianka o otrzymanym liście/wiadomości, dłużniku lub długu oraz oczekiwanym wyjaśnieniu; fragmenty zdania są niepewne. [Datowanie:] „w Zamościu d. 6 May A° 1692”. [Podpis:] „Aleksander Sommer”. [PDF s. 5, adres:] karta adresowa do Forbesa.

Reading notes

The letter is on p. 4, and p. 5 is its folded address sheet. The date was read from the letter’s dateline, not the inventory cover.

Scope of the edition: Working, partial reading; details of the debt/accounting matter are uncertain.

ekstrakcja: 2026-10-15

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