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Daniel Jablonski (1660-1741) M O R A V I A N A R C H I V E S Inventory of the papers relating to Daniel Ernst Jablonski (1660-1741) 1692-1740 and to some members of his family 1719-1809 PP JDE Paul Peucker 2004 pp jde 04/18/2005 II Table of contents 1. Letters written to D.E. Jablonski1 2. Letters from D.E. Jablonski1 3. Manuscripts by D.E. Jablonski3 4. Material relating to other family members4 pp jde 04/18/2005 1 1. Letters written to D.E. Jablonski 1694 - 1696 1 Letters, received by D.E. Jablonski, from Andreas Malholm. One letter (nr. 3) contains a letter from J. Piotrowska to Andreas Malholm as an insert [1694]. Nr. 12 is a fragment of which the connection to this correspondence is unclear. Nr. 13 is an undated letter from Anna Tamkonowa to Malholm. 13 letters Language: Czech 1706 2 Letter, received by D.E. Jablonski, from Wilhelm Friedrich Thulmeier and Johann Ludwig Stubenrauch, regarding their concerns about the religious position of the king (of Prussia?), with the draft of Jablonski's response written on the back. 1 item Language: German 1711 - 1712, 1716 - 1717 3 Letters, received by D.E. Jablonski from Friedrich Wilhelm von Scharden (Schardius), inspector of the reformed churches in Prussia. Letter nr. 12 contains a draft of Jablonski's repsonse on the back (in Latin) 13 items Language: German 1724 4 Letter, received by D.E. Jablonski from his son Paul Ernst Jablonski. 1 item Language: German 1730 5 Letter, received by D.E. Jablonski from court preacher Noltenius, written on Jablonski's original letter to Noltenius. 1 item Language: German 1731 - 1732 6 Letters, received by D.E. Jablonski from F[riedrich] L[udwig] Muzelius (Muzell). Friedrich Hermann Ludwig Muzell (1684-1753) was professor and conrector at the Joachimsthal Gymnasium in Berlin. 2 items Language: German 2. Letters from D.E. Jablonski 1712, 1723 - 1724, 1730 - 1740 7 Letterbook, containing drafts of letters by D.E. Jablonski to various recipients. Contents letters to: 1. Stanislav, King of Poland, 1712. 2. D. Wilkins, London, 1723. 3. Johann Christian Wolff, Hamburg, 1723. 4. Peter Zornius, Hamburg, 1723. 5. Johann Christian Wolff, Hamburg, 1723. 6. Jean Alphonse Turretini, Geneva, 1723. 7. Provincial Synod of the Unity, 1723. 8. Reczynski, 1723. 9. Generalsuperintendent Nerreter in Pommern, 1723. 10. [Christophorus] Mystowski, Frankfurt, 1723. 11. Kammersekretär Reich, Hannover, 1723. 12. Christoph Matthäus Pfaff, Tübingen, 1723. 13. Johann Christian Klemm, Tübingen, 1723. 14. Neuscheler [=Heinrich Neuschelleer?], Zürich, 1723. 15. J.J. Hottinger, 1723. 16. States of Holland and Westfrisia, 1723. 17. Rob. Quilius [?], Leiden, 1723. 18. Johann Christoph Wolff, 1723. pp jde 04/18/2005 2 19. Rev. David Wilkins, London, 1723. 20. Johannes Chodowiecki, Danzig, 1724. 21. Fräulein von Arnim, 1724. 22. Synod of the Polish Unity in Lissa, 1724. 23. to the Polish-Lithuanian alumni of Frankfurt (A.S. Arnold, Christophorus Mystow- ski, Samuel Nehrlich), 1724. 24. Johann Christian Klemm, Tübingen, 1724. 25. Eberhard David Hauber, Stuttgart, 1724. 26. Fragment, 1730. 27. Mieg, Heidelberg, 1730. 28. Albert Schulten, Leiden, 1730. 29. States of Holland and Westfrisia, 1730. 30. Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, Herrnhut, 1730. 31. Johann Christian Klemm, Tübingen, 1730. 32. 'Ad alumnos regios', Utrecht, 1730. (see nr. 53) 33. Robert Hales, London, 1730. 34. Radaj. Peczel, 1730. 35. Mieg, Heidelberg, 1730. 36. Archbishop of Canterbury [William Wake], 1730. 37. Mieg, Heidelberg, 1730. 38. Ernst Salomon Cyprian, Gotha, 1731. 39. Christoph Matthäus Pfaff, Tübingen, 1731. 40. Johann Lorenz von Mosheim, Helmstedt, 1731. 41. Jean Alphonse Turretini, Geneva, 1731. 42. Christoph Matthäus Pfaff, Tübingen, 1731. 43. Archbishop of Canterbury, William Wake, 1731. 44. 'Jac. Gordon. Sen. Samog. Cajodun.', 1731. 45. Theophil Siegfried Bayer, [Königsberg], 1731. 46. States of Holland and Westfrisia, 1731. 47. Albert Schulten, Leiden, 1731. 48. Ernst Salomon Cyprian, Gotha, 1731. 49. Paul de Rada, 1731. 50. Johann Christian Klemm, Tübingen, 1732. 51. Paul de Rada, 1731. 52. Johann Lorenz von Mosheim, Helmstedt, 1732. 53. 'Ad candidatos regios': St. Aubin and Wahmuth, Utrecht, 1732. 54. Theophil Siegfried Bayer, [Königsberg], 1732. 55. Paul de Rada, 1732. 56. Archbishop of Canterbury, William Wake, 1732. 57. Frau Obristin von Schöning, nee Countess von Dänhoff, 1732. 58. Georg Bernhard Bilfinger, Tübingen, 1732. 59. Albert Schulten, Leiden, 1733. 60. Superintendent Engelke, 1733. 61. Baron von Gotter, Vienna, 1734. 62. Prof. Kappe, Leipzig, 1734. 63. Georg Albert, duke of Saxony, 1734. 64. Albert Schulten, Leiden, 1735. 65. States of Holland and Westfrisia, 1735. 66. Albert Schulten, Leiden, 1735. 67. J. Rod. Tillier, Bern, 1735. 68. States of Holland and Westfrisia, 1735. 69. Ernst Salomon Cyprian, Gotha, 1735. 70. Ernst Salomon Cyprian, Gotha, 1735. 71. Mr. Warin, Amsterdam, 1735. 72. Council of Bern, 1735. 73. J.G. Wachter, Leipzig, 1736. 74. Archbishop of Canterbury [William Wake], 1736. 75. 'Dno. Theocleto Polyidi, designato episcopo Erissensi', 1737. 76. Georg Sartorius, Göttingen, 1737. 77. Johann Baptista Ottius, 1737. 78. Carl Günther Ludwig, Leipzig, 1737. pp jde 04/18/2005 3 79. Christian Ludwig Slichter, 1737. 80. Albert Schulten, Leiden, 1737. 81. Albert Schulten, Leiden, 1737. 82. 'Theocl. Polyiden. Kiloniam.', 1737. 83. Johann Conrad Wirz, 1737. 84. Thomas Wolan, 1737. 85. Georg Sartorius, Göttingen, 1737. 86. Carl Günther Ludwig, Leipzig, 1738. 87. States of Holland and Westfrisia, 1738. 88. Albert Schulten, Leiden, 1738. 89. Rev. David Wilkins, London, 1738. 90. Rev. Luchfinger, English-reformed church of Mittau (Mitawiens), 1738. 91. Jacobus Zimmermann, 1738. 92. Herr von Mardefeld, St. Petersburg, 1739. 93. Johann Christian Klemm, Tübingen, 1739. 94. Georg Conrad Pregizer, Tübingen, 1739. 95. Fürstin Radziwil, 1740. 96. Major General Count von Dohna, 1740. 97. States of Holland and Westfrisia, 1740. 98. Albert Schulten, Leiden, 1740. 15 loose quires some ink corrosion Language: Latin, German, French 1692 8 Drafts of two letters written by D.E. Jablonski to [Paul] von Fuchs from Königsberg. Paul von Fuchs (1640-1704) was privy councillor in Berlin at that time. 2 items Language: German 1703 - 1711 9 Letters, written by D.E. Jablonski to Heinrich Julius Elers, inspector of the bookshop of the Waisenhaus in Halle. The letters date from 1703-1704, 1707, 1709 and 1711. Heinrich Julius Elers (1667-1728) was involved with the founding of the bookshop of the Waisenhaus in Halle in 1697. The letters must have once belonged to the archives of the bookshop. 23 letters Language: German 3. Manuscripts by D.E. Jablonski 1733, n.d. 10 Notes by D.E. Jablonski about various Brandenburg theologians and an outline of a sermon about Ps. 25:4. 1 folder Language: German, Latin n.d. 11 Johannes Serenius Chodowiecki, 'Excerpta locorum quorundam illustriorum ex variis synodis etc. manu ipsius conscripta, item Sententia Fratrum Bohemorum de Coena Domini N.J.C. ex cariis synodis et opusculis collecta', copied by D.E. Jablonski. 5 loose quires Language: Latin, Czech 1694 12 Two copies of letters: one to the Holy Roman Emperor, Zolkievia, April 20, 1694; one from the Cardinal of Radziejow to bishop Vilnens, Skerniewitz Apr. 26, 1694. The relationship of these letters to Jablonski's papers is not clear. 2 folios Language: Latin 4. Material relating to other family members 1719 pp jde 04/18/2005 4 13 Letter written by Paul Ernst Jablonski to 'Printzius', London, Jan. 12, 1719 regarding the Anglican liturgy. Paul Ernst Jablonski (1693-1757) was the son of Daniel Ernst Jablonski. He became professor of theology in Frankfurt/Oder. This letter was written on his grand tour of Europe. 1 item Language: Latin 1779 14 Debenture by Amalia Dorothee Jablonski to cede a sum of 100 dollars (Thaler), that she inherited from her mother Sophie Charlotte Jablonski, nee Bergius, to the children of her late brother Henrich Wilhelm Jablonski. 1 folio Language: German 1802 - 1809 15 Letters written by a nonidentified Jablonski from Berlin and Landsberg to a bookdealer in Halle. The name of the bookdealer was probably Fink. 4 letters Language: German.
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