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Letter #1812

Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Gdańsk Town Council]
Löbau (Lubawa), 1537-12-01


Manuscript sources:
1rough draft in German, autograph, BCz, 244, p. 286 (b.p.)

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8248 (TK 10), f. 660

 

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Unsernn etc. Ersamenn, nhamhafftigen etc.

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