Traces in the Sand

Document 4 · Letter

16 November 1819

Warsaw

M. Tarczewski, advocate at Warsaw

Copy of a letter from the advocate Tarczewski at Warsaw to a client who is not named: Mitschke at Kalisz has sent him the files of the suit against Madame Miączyńska. They are in order; only the mortgage certificates for the sum claimed are missing, and these must be produced in the original or in certified copies. The other side is pressing to bring the case before the court of appeal. He is drawing out the preparation of the case, but once all the time limits are used up it will have to go to judgment.

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  1. Varsovie le 16 Nov. 1819
  2. J’ai l’honneur de vous annoncer que M. Mitschke de Kalisz m’a envoyé les actes de votre procês contre Madame Miączyńska, les actes sont en ordres, il y manquent seulement les instrumens obligatoires, viz les certificats de l’hypothèque de la somme, que vous demandez par votre Action: Ces instrumens doivent, être presentès en original ou en copie duement atteste.
  3. La partie contraire poursuit l’introduction de la cause devant la cour d’appel, moi je prolonge l’instruction mais enfin quand tous les termes seront epuisès, il faudra la finir viz soumettre la cause à la decision.
  4. Pour l’instruction, je me sers de copies simples, que vous m’avez envoyé, mais quand il viendra à plaider il est indispensable de representer les originaux, ou les copies legalement attestées.
  5. M. Tarczewski