Translation / modern text
The letter to a captain includes readable references to Poland, freedom, the common good, and the homeland. It also preserves the phrases “na miłość Boga”, “na miłość ludzi”, and “o szczęśliwości każdego”, but the full argument and final request cannot be reconstructed with confidence. The dateline gives 4 May 1794; I leave the camp’s name undetermined. I read the signature as Wosiłło.
Original wording — transcription
[Nagłówek, s. 2:] Zacny Obywatelu y Kapitanie.
[s. 2:] […] Polakom […] […] wolna ziemia […] […]
[…] Kapitanie […] […] [fragmenty nieczytelne].
[s. 3:] […] miłości Boga, na miłość ludzi y na miłość Ojczyzny […]
[…] o dobro, o interes, o szczęśliwości każdego […]
[…] [dalsze fragmenty nieczytelne].
[s. 4:] […] w stanie szczęśliwym y godnym […]
[…] Bądź Kapitanie […] […]
[Datownik, s. 2:] 4 Maja 1794, w obozie pod […] [miejsce niepewne].
[Podpis, s. 4:] Wosiłło.
Reading notes
Page 1 is an inventory card. Pages 2–4 are numbered as pages 1–3 of one letter; they are not separate entries. I read the date 4 May 1794 from the dateline on p. 2. The place in the dateline is uncertain, so the place field is left empty. The signature on p. 4 appears to read “Wosiłło”; the given name is illegible.