A letter from Wilno, 11 July 1757, on subsidies and the Strutyński affair

transcription.txt

# AGAD 1/338/0/1/131. Transcription by Claude Opus 5.5, compared with a blind GPT-6.1 Sol xhigh pass (.88 token agreement).
# The hand has many look-alike signs: c, e and r; n, o and u; g and q; w and y. Claude's pass used the key and French sense to split them, and Sol's pass did not.
# Revised on 7 November 2026 against enlarged images of the hard lines. Some look-alike signs stay doubtful; README.md lists the open items.
p1.01 <<Monsieur Moi osobliwy Dobrodzieju>>
p1.02 <<Na każdym mieyscu maiąc w Obligowanym sercu dozgon>>
p1.03 <<ną WMPanu Dobrodzieiowi wdzięczność, nie omieszkiwam>>
p1.04 <<nayniższą moię prezentować WMPanu Dobrodzieiowi>>
p1.05 <<Submissyą>>
p1.06 <<Co do Interessu mego abym długiem czytaniem nie importunował>>
p1.07 <<WMPana Dobrodzieia a do tego że y czas mi nie wystarcza do JMCi>>
p1.08 <<JMPana Starosty Brańskiego oznaymuię y upraszam go aby>>
p1.09 <<moy list cum introcontentis Kommunikował WMPanu>>
p1.10 <<Dobrodzieiowi>> 860 900 999 865 925 940. 830 895
p1.11 el 215 sl qcgldr lf sl rnifl unrmlwfchgomx
p1.12 sl 490 dnoffcld nqemzld h dno lkrlleorl 185
p1.13 380 sleh rnpcool 845 mhm elpc smf bpl dno 330
p1.14 slrecl snoocl dh ucnflrfmno lf ucnrpclc el dpqdmsl
p1.15 el 190 unpc el 740 ucnrhmol 840. med nof smf bpl
p1.16 npfcl el dpqdmsl snool sl eh 350 el 620 380 sl 490 h
p1.17 snool 824 spchfd 845 el dfchgomx sl 490 845 sl 215
p1.18 sl qcgldr lf dno tclcl nof uclfl ralg inodmlpc qmh
p1.19 eengncynwdxm sl umodx fclofl imeel tchord shod el
p1.20 rnilorlilof sp 740 845 lf ralg el d [struck hpf] cld bpm ed nof li
p1.21 ucpofl shczlof ldf sl plop mpdbh eh dn iil sl slpk rlof
p1.22 imeel tchord clunpupnm med dnpuemlof dno 330 sl
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p2.02 dpqdmsl ml pnpd ucml fcld apiqelilof sl ucnundlc
p2.03 rleh hscnmflilof bpl ml ol fniql uhd shod eh smdzchrl
p2.04 el 215 sl qcgldr dnpueml dno 330 unpc el ilinmcl sl
p2.05 dno olpl p. inodmlpc rmlrahonymlrxm dfhcndfh nul
p2.06 dxm elmlpflolof sl dno 330 unpc clrniihosl c h dno 330.
p2.07 inodlmzolpc el rnifl sl enumfhel mghddhslpc sl 350.
p2.08 el bplel ilinmcl ldf floncmd dlbplofmd 830. inodmlpc
p2.09 dfcpfwodxm dfhcndfh sl dghxmony rnoopl lo 490. uhc
p2.10 dld hrfmnod sl dldncfcld ucmormuhelilof shod eh hrfmno
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p2.12 idrmdeyl hp dpmlf sl dh ucnrlspcl hplr dno tclcl zlc
p2.13 ihmo inodmlpc rmlrahonwmrxm dfhcndfh nuldxm rn
p2.14 enolel sl dno 330 el 380 835. bpm inodmlpc dfcpfmo
p2.15 dxm dlfhof hffcnppl sl fnpfl dncfl sl dld zlod pmof eld hc [struck illegible]
p2.16 ild heh ihmo heh smlffmol sl qchdehp shod el slddlmo
p2.17 sl ihddhclc inodmlpc rmlraonymlrxm dfhcndfh nuldxm
p2.18 lf uhc sl rlffl thimeel me lklrpfh rl ihffhcl shod eh ulcdnool
p2.19 sp smf inodmlpc rmlrhonymlrxm tclcl sp dfhcndfh sl idrm
p2.20 dehp. 830. el [struck illegible] rncud sp sltporf tpf uncf l h ymeoh
p3.01 lf ucldlofl mpcmsmbplilof sl phof el zchos 740 sl 490.
p3.02 ehooll uhddl 840. eh slddpd dh thimeel hwhof thmf el ucn
p3.03 rld h inodmlpc dfcpfwodxm dfhcndfl sl dghxmony fhrah
p3.04 sl el rnophmorcl sp rcmil rniimd 830. dlrclflilof
p3.05 shod ehpfcl hrfmno hplr inodmlpc dgxpefwo zlofme
p3.06 aiil sl dhinzmfml hplr bpm inodmlpc dfcpfwodxm
p3.07 dfhcndfl sl dghxmony lfhof lo ucnrlspcl hp dpmlf sld
p3.08 emiflh dpqncsnool sl el fplc 835 rldfh rhpdl sld
p3.09 rcmld el smf inodmlpc dfcpfwodxm ol dl tmhof uhd
p3.10 heh mpdfmrl dl clfmchf klecm? sl 655 unpc dl closcl
p3.11 heh ucnflrfmno sl dno 330. inodlmzopc el rnifl sh
p3.12 uchkwo tlesihclsrahee sl dhcild sl dhihmldfl miul
p3.13 chfcmrl cpddmlol 830. slmh eld ucnrlspcld ldfnmlof
p3.14 thmfld rnofcl el smf slemobplof shod el 740 sl 490.
p3.15 ihmd el rnifl shuchkmo h liulral sl rnofmoplc me
p3.16 dlf nuundl ilil sl dno hpfancmfl heh rnopmrfmno.
p3.17 sl rl zlofmeaiil uhc chuunc f heh ucnflrfmno bpme
p3.18 epm hrrncsl dnpd uclflkfl sl fclofcl hp dlcpmrl
p3.19 sl ehcil sl 655. no smf bpme h thmfh
p3.20 580.
p4.01 polhrfmno onmcl lopmcno sl ehooll 824 811 823 816. el 575
p4.02 sl qlegh el fmcl shtthmcl sl ulcscl eh pml. no smf hpddm
p4.03 bpl inodmlpc dfcpfmodxm h 275 h pnpep ffchamc el 645
p4.04 dfhomdehd, 845. no smf bpl shod el mpzlilof sp zchos ih
p4.05 cldrahee sl eh rnpcool me wh sld slrclfd rnofcl fnpf dld
p4.06 sldncscld.
p4.07 <<JMPan de Bruwen Sekretarz Posła JMCi Dobrodzieia exku>>
p4.08 <<zował się że przez tę pocztę nie miał czasu pisać do>>
p4.09 <<WMPana Dobrodzieia, y gdym mu mowił że ieżeli będzie>>
p4.10 <<miał czas czy będzie pisał, poszedł do Sua Exci w tymże>>
p4.11 <<pokoiu będącego y coś cicho mowił nie wiem tedy czy>>
p4.12 <<pisał na tę pocztę do WMPana Dobrodzieia iest czło>>
p4.13 <<wiek prosty>> lf dnpplof me ldf dnpd
p4.14 el rnifl shuchkmo slrecl slmh eld znpplcolilod [struck illegible] sl Xlwom
p4.15 kqlczpl sl dhpfcld uhwd sl eh 625 lf ihcrl el uhehfmohf sl
p4.16 rlffl ucnpmrl hpk dlmzolpcd sl 490 upqembplilof me h
p4.17 ?l?nodl hp 215 sl ymflqdx h Xnyon bpme rnodlcpl eld
p4.18 fhqeld unpc eh ilinmcl sld dmlreld dpc eld bpleeld
p4.19 lfnmf el rnodlme sl eh zplccl
p4.20 <<Oddaię się nieodmienney łasce będąc na całe życie moie>>
p4.21 <<WMMPana Osobliwego>>
p4.22 <<mego Dobrodzieia>>
p4.23 <<obligowany sługa>>
p4.24 <<manu notus.>>
p4.25 <<D. 11. July 1757>>
p4.26 <<z Wilna>>

decryption.txt

# AGAD 1/338/0/1/131. Decode under the 446 key, with no change. Clear Polish stands in double angle brackets. Digit groups are code numbers.
p1.01	<<Monsieur Moi osobliwy Dobrodzieju>>
p1.02	<<Na każdym mieyscu maiąc w Obligowanym sercu dozgon>>
p1.03	<<ną WMPanu Dobrodzieiowi wdzięczność, nie omieszkiwam>>
p1.04	<<nayniższą moię prezentować WMPanu Dobrodzieiowi>>
p1.05	<<Submissyą>>
p1.06	<<Co do Interessu mego abym długiem czytaniem nie importunował>>
p1.07	<<WMPana Dobrodzieia a do tego że y czas mi nie wystarcza do JMCi>>
p1.08	<<JMPana Starosty Brańskiego oznaymuię y upraszam go aby>>
p1.09	<<moy list cum introcontentis Kommunikował WMPanu>>
p1.10	<<Dobrodzieiowi>>[860][900][999][865][925][940].[830][895]
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p1.12	de[490]sonttresobligesasonexceelnce[185]
p1.13	[380]delacournne[845]iaileurditqueson[330]
p1.14	declredonnresaprotectionetprocurerlesubside
p1.15	le[190]pourle[740]procaine[840].ilsontditque
p1.16	outrelesubsidedonnedela[350]le[620][380]de[490]a
p1.17	donne[824]durats[845]lestraznikde[490][845]de[215]
p1.18	debrzescetsonfrereontpretechezmonsieurbia
p1.19	llozorwoyskidepinsktrentemillefrancsdansle
p1.20	comencementdu[740][845]etchezles[struck aut]resquilsontem
p1.21	pruntedargentestdeuenuiusqalasommededeuxcent
p1.22	millefrancsrepoupuoiilssouplientson[330]de
p2.01	faireleuraccorderparsaprotectionpourlesgrad
p2.02	subsideieuousprietreshumblementdeproposer
p2.03	celaadroitementqueienetombepasdansladisgrace
p2.04	le[215]debrzescsouplieson[330]pourlememoirede
p2.05	sonneueu.monsieurciechanowieckistarostaope
p2.06	skileieutenentdeson[330]pourrecommanderason[330].
p2.07	monseigneurlecomtedelopitaleizassadeurde[350].
p2.08	lequelememoireesttenorissequentis[830].monsieur
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p2.12	mscislweausuietdesaprocedureauecsonfrereger
p2.13	mainmonsieurciechanoyickistarostaopeskico
p2.14	loneledeson[330]le[380][835].quimonsieurstrutin
p2.15	skisetantattrouuedetoutesortedesesgensuintlesar[struck illegible]
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p3.17	decegentilhmmeparrapportalaprotectionquil
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p3.20	[580].
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p4.02	debelzaletiredaffairedeperdrelauie.onditaussi
p4.03	quemonsieurstrutinskia[275]auouluttrahirle[645]
p4.04	stanislas,[845].onditquedansleiugementdugrandma
p4.05	reschalldelacournneilyadesdecretscontretoutses
p4.06	desordres.
p4.07	<<JMPan de Bruwen Sekretarz Posła JMCi Dobrodzieia exku>>
p4.08	<<zował się że przez tę pocztę nie miał czasu pisać do>>
p4.09	<<WMPana Dobrodzieia, y gdym mu mowił że ieżeli będzie>>
p4.10	<<miał czas czy będzie pisał, poszedł do Sua Exci w tymże>>
p4.11	<<pokoiu będącego y coś cicho mowił nie wiem tedy czy>>
p4.12	<<pisał na tę pocztę do WMPana Dobrodzieia iest czło>>
p4.13	<<wiek prosty>>etsouuentilestsous
p4.14	lecomtedapraxindeclredeialesgouuernemens[struck illegible]deKeyni
p4.15	xberguedesautrespaysdela[625]etmarcelepalatinatde
p4.16	cetteprouiceauxseigneursde[490]publiquementila
p4.17	?e?onseau[215]dewitebskaKownoquilconserueles
p4.18	tablespourlamemoiredessieclessurlesquelles
p4.19	etoitleconseildelaguerre
p4.20	<<Oddaię się nieodmienney łasce będąc na całe życie moie>>
p4.21	<<WMMPana Osobliwego>>
p4.22	<<mego Dobrodzieia>>
p4.23	<<obligowany sługa>>
p4.24	<<manu notus.>>
p4.25	<<D. 11. July 1757>>
p4.26	<<z Wilna>>

reading.md

# AGAD 1/338/0/1/131: reading

**Route.** With our key: the 446 key, applied with no change. A blind count key on this letter alone gives the same values for .977 of its letter tokens.

**Language.** The clear parts are Polish. The cipher parts are French.

**Marks.**

- `[190]` is a code group that stays unread.
- `[?word]` is a doubtful reading, or a conjecture for a code group.
- Word division and punctuation are mine.
- Numbers from 830 up, and the opening row of numbers, act as punctuation or nulls. The reading leaves them out, and `decryption.txt` keeps them.

## The text

The manuscript's long sentences are kept, because this is quoted source text.

Monsieur Moi osobliwy Dobrodzieiu

Na każdym mieyscu maiąc w obligowanym sercu dozgonną WMPanu Dobrodzieiowi wdzięczność, nie omieszkiwam nayniższą moię prezentować WMPanu Dobrodzieiowi submissyą.

Co do Interessu mego, abym długiem czytaniem nie importunował WMPana Dobrodzieia, a do tego że y czas mi nie wystarcza, do JMCi JMPana Starosty Brańskiego oznaymuię y upraszam go, aby moy list cum introcontentis Kommunikował WMPanu Dobrodzieiowi.

Le Castellan de Brzesc et le comte Pociey, Strasznik de Lithuanie, sont très obligés à son Excellence [?Branicki: 185], Grand Général de la couronne.

J'ai leur dit que son Excellence déclare donner sa protection et procurer le subside, le [190], pour le Tribunal prochain.

Ils ont dit que, outre le subside donné de la France, le Prince Grand Général de Lithuanie a donné mille ducats. Le Strasznik de Lithuanie, le Castellan de Brzesc et son frère ont prêté chez monsieur Biallozor, Woyski de [?Pinsk], trente mille francs dans le commencement du Tribunal. Et chez les [?autres], ce qu'ils ont emprunté d'argent est devenu jusqu'à la somme de deux cent mille francs.

[?Ce pourquoi] ils supplient son Excellence de leur faire accorder par sa protection pour le grand subside. Je vous prie très humblement de proposer cela adroitement, que je ne tombe pas dans la disgrâce.

Le Castellan de Brzesc supplie son Excellence, pour le mémoire de son neveu monsieur Ciechanowiecki, Starosta Opeski, lieutenant de son Excellence, pour recommander à son Excellence monseigneur le comte de Lopital, ambassadeur de France, lequel mémoire est tenoris sequentis.

Monsieur Strutynski, Starosta de Szakinow, connu en Lithuanie par ses actions de désordres, principalement dans l'action avec monsieur Ciechanowiecki, frère du Starosta de Mscislaw, au sujet de sa procédure, avec son frère germain monsieur Ciechanowiecki, Starosta Opeski, colonel de son Excellence le Grand Général.

Qui monsieur Strutynski, s'étant attroupé de toute sorte de ses gens, vint les armes à la main à la diétine de Braslaw, dans le dessein de massacrer monsieur Ciechanowiecki, Starosta Opeski. Et [?par de] cette famille il exécuta ce [?massacre] dans la personne dudit monsieur Ciechanowiecki, frère du Starosta de Mscislaw.

Le corps du défunt fut porté à Wilna et présenté juridiquement devant le Grand Tribunal de Lithuanie, l'année passée. Là-dessus, sa famille ayant fait le procès à monsieur Strutynski, Starosta de Szakinow, tâcha de le convaincre du crime commis.

Secrètement, dans l'autre action avec monsieur [?Szkultyn], gentilhomme de Samogitie, avec qui monsieur Strutynski, Starosta de Szakinow, étant en procédure au sujet des limites, a subordonné de le tuer.

C'est à cause des [?cris], ledit monsieur Strutynski, ne se fiant pas à la justice, se retira [?à l'armée] de Russie, pour se rendre à la protection de son Excellence monseigneur le comte d'Apraxyn, feldmaréchal des armées de sa Majesté Impératrice Russienne.

Déjà les procédures estoient faites contre ledit délinquent dans le Tribunal de Lithuanie, mais le comte d'Apraxin a empêché de continuer. Il s'est opposé même de son autorité à la conviction de ce gentilhomme, par rapport à la protection qu'il lui accorde, sous prétexte [?d'être entré] au service de l'armée de Russie.

On dit qu'il a fait à Pétersbourg une action noire environ de l'année mil sept cent trente. Le Palatin de Belz l'a tiré d'affaire de perdre la vie.

On dit aussi que monsieur Strutinski à [?Dantzig: 275] a voulu trahir le Roi Stanislas.

On dit que dans le jugement du Grand Maréchal de la couronne il y a des décrets contre [?tous] ses désordres.

JMPan de [?Bruwen], Sekretarz [?Posła] JMCi Dobrodzieia, exkuzował się, że przez tę pocztę nie miał czasu pisać do WMPana Dobrodzieia. Y gdym mu mowił, że ieżeli będzie miał czas, czy będzie pisał, poszedł do Sua Exci w tymże pokoiu będącego y coś cicho mowił. Nie wiem tedy, czy pisał na tę pocztę do WMPana Dobrodzieia. Iest człowiek prosty,

et souvent il est [?sous] le comte d'Apraxin.

Déclare déjà les gouvernemens de Keynixbergue et des autres pays de la Prusse, et [?marque] le palatinat de cette province aux seigneurs de Lithuanie publiquement. Il a [?réponse] au Castellan de Witebsk à Kowno qu'il conserve les tables pour la mémoire des siècles, sur lesquelles étoit le conseil de la guerre.

Oddaię się nieodmienney łasce, będąc na całe życie moie [?WMMPana] Osobliwego mego Dobrodzieia obligowany sługa, manu notus.

D. 11. July 1757, z Wilna.

## Limits

- The final paragraph's subject, sentence boundary and two proposed words remain uncertain. The literal “sous” may conceal “soûl” (drunk), with a new sentence about Apraksin.
- The family connective and “massacre” remain conjectures. The literal wording is “par de” and “mattare”. The French also leaves “cris” or “crimes” and the phrase about entering Russian service open.
- Pinsk probably means Pińsk. Keynixbergue probably means Königsberg. Both identifications remain tentative.
- The clear Polish remains a working reading. Bruwen/Buwen/Bouwen and the title Posła remain doubtful. Xięcia is also possible. The closing honorific has an uncertain extra M.

translation.md

# AGAD 1/338/0/1/131: English translation

From `reading.md`, with the same holes. The first two paragraphs and the paragraph on Bouwen translate clear Polish. The rest translates the cipher French.

Sir, my especial Benefactor,

Everywhere I carry in my obliged heart a lifelong gratitude to Your Honour. I do not fail to present my humblest submission to Your Honour.

As to my affair, I do not want to trouble Your Honour with long reading. Time also runs short. I inform His Honour the Starost of Brańsk and ask him to share my letter and its contents with Your Honour.

The Castellan of Brzesc and Count Pociej, Strażnik of Lithuania, are very obliged to His Excellency [?Branicki: 185], Grand General of the Crown.

I told them that His Excellency declares that he will give his protection and obtain the subsidy, the [190], for the coming Tribunal.

They said that France gave a subsidy. The Prince Grand General of Lithuania also gave a thousand ducats. The Strażnik of Lithuania, the Castellan of Brzesc and his brother [?borrowed] thirty thousand francs from Mr Białłozor, Wojski of [?Pinsk]. This was at the start of the Tribunal. With what they borrowed from the [?others], the money reached two hundred thousand francs. [The French says “lent” for the first sum. The later borrowing passage supports the interpretation here.]

[?For this reason] they beg His Excellency to have a large subsidy granted to them through his protection. I ask you very humbly to propose this skilfully, so that I do not fall into disgrace.

The Castellan of Brzesc begs His Excellency to recommend his nephew's memorial to the Count de L'Hôpital, ambassador of France. His nephew is Mr Ciechanowiecki, Starost of Opsa, a lieutenant of His Excellency. The memorial is of the following tenor.

Mr Strutyński, Starost of Szakinów, is known in Lithuania for his disorderly actions. The text singles out the affair with Mr Ciechanowiecki, brother of the Starost of Mścisław. It refers to his lawsuit and to his full brother, Mr Ciechanowiecki, Starost of Opsa, a colonel of His Excellency the Grand General. [The source leaves the connection incomplete.]

This Mr Strutyński gathered all sorts of his men. He came, arms in hand, to the dietine of Brasław with the intention of massacring Mr Ciechanowiecki, Starost of Opsa. And [?through/of] this family he carried out this [?massacre] on the said Mr Ciechanowiecki, brother of the Starost of Mścisław. [The family connective remains unclear. The French has “par de” and “mattare”.]

They carried the dead man's body to Wilno. They presented it in law before the Grand Tribunal of Lithuania last year. His family brought suit against Mr Strutyński, Starost of Szakinów. They then tried to convict him of the crime committed.

Mr Strutyński, Starost of Szakinów, had another lawsuit over boundaries. It was with Mr [?Szkultyn], a gentleman of Samogitia. Strutyński secretly commissioned someone to kill him.

Because of the [?outcries], the said Mr Strutyński withdrew [?to the army] of Russia. He did not trust the courts. He sought the protection of His Excellency Count Apraksin. The count was Field Marshal of the armies of Her Majesty the Russian Empress. [The French “cries” may mean outcries or conceal “crimes”. The word before “de Russie” has an unread sign.]

The Tribunal of Lithuania had already begun proceedings against the said offender. Count Apraksin prevented them from continuing. He even used his own authority to oppose this gentleman's conviction. He granted him protection under the pretext [?of having entered] the service of the Russian army. [The French “de trentre” does not fully spell the proposed phrase.]

They say he committed a black deed at St Petersburg about 1730. The Palatine of Bełz saved him from losing his life.

They also say that Mr Strutyński at [?Danzig: 275] tried to betray King Stanisław.

They say that the court of the Grand Marshal of the Crown has issued decrees against [?all] his disorders.

Mr de [?Bruwen], secretary to His Excellency [?the envoy], my Benefactor, excused himself for having no time to write to Your Honour by this post. When I asked whether he would write if he had time, he went to His Excellency in the same room. He spoke quietly. I therefore do not know whether he wrote to Your Honour by this post. He is a plain man,

and he is often [?under] Count Apraksin. [The French says “sous”. It may conceal “soûl” (drunk), with a new sentence about Apraksin. The secretary's name may be Bruwen, Buwen or Bouwen. His title may mean envoy or prince.]

[?He] already announces the governorships of Keynixbergue and the other lands of Prussia. He publicly [?assigns] this province's palatinate to Lithuanian lords. He [?gave an answer] to the Castellan of Witebsk at Kowno that he should preserve the tables for the memory of future ages. The council of war took place on those tables. [Two proposed words and the subject remain uncertain. Pinsk probably means Pińsk. Keynixbergue probably means Königsberg. Both identifications remain tentative.]

I give myself to your unchanging favour. I am, for my whole life, Your Honour's, my especial Benefactor's, obliged servant, known by my hand. [The closing honorific has an uncertain extra M.]

11 July 1757, from Wilno.