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Letter from Chełm to Jan Jabłonowski

Szczęsny Krzechowski? (surname reading uncertain; the signature also gives the offices of archdeacon and administrator) Jan Jabłonowski, Voivode of Volhynia (identified from the address wrapper)
1697-02-05 · Chełm

The writer, whose signature may read Szczęsny Krzechowski, writes about taking over the administration of the Bishopric of Chełm and commends himself to the recipient’s favor and protection. The letter is dated at Chełm on 5 February 1697.

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Translation / modern text

A partly legible letter from Chełm, dated 5 February 1697, addressed to Jan Jabłonowski, Voivode of Volhynia. The writer mentions administration of the Bishopric of Chełm; the signature and part of the text remain uncertain. The address wrapper belongs to this letter.

Original wording — transcription

[Dateline:] w Chełmie 5 February 1697. [Zwrot adresatywny:] Jaśnie Wielmożny Mści Panie Woiewodo Wołyński / Moi Wielce Mści Panie. Kiedy […] starostwo przypadło na mnie, administratia Biskupstwa Chełmińskiego. […] WMM Panu obediencyi […] […] Biskupstwo Chełmno, które […] swoje pretensiones […] szczególnie […] WMM Panu podaję łasce i protekcyi. Pana Boga proszę […] za szczęśliwe zdrowia powodzenie […] i wszelkiego szczęścia pomyślne sukcesje […] [Zakończenie:] Życzliwym Najmniejszym Sługą […] Szczęsny Krzechowski? [podpis niepewny; poniżej funkcja częściowo czytelna: Archidiakon Administrator […]].

Reading notes

P. 2 bears the dateline “w Chełmie 5 February 1697” and the salutation to the Voivode of Volhynia. P. 3 continues the letter and contains its signature; p. 4 is the address wrapper to Jan Jabłonowski and is not a separate document. The inventory card on p. 1 was not used for dating. The signatory’s surname and the end of his stated office are uncertain. The transcription retains legible phrases and marks omissions with bracketed ellipses.

Scope of the edition: Working partial transcription; gaps and uncertain readings are marked. The date and place come from the dateline at the beginning of the letter.

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