Jan was born on May 15, 1850, in Beyzymy Wielkie in Wolyń as the oldest child in the family of Counts Jan and Olga Beyzym. Jan, till he was thirteen, and his siblings were educated at home at the mansion house of Onatskovtsy. When his father was sentenced to death (in absentia) for taking part […]
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The fragment of the second letter sent by Father Beyzym from Madagascar.
Antananarivo, February 1899. […] We happily sailed to Majunga (Madagascar’s port). In Majunga our captain was ordered to disembark all the passengers to Tamatave, as there was the plague there. Well, I had to disembark with my entire luggage. I had lots of pieces of luggage with me, for Provincial had sent from Toulouse plenty […]