He received his letter, which he found unworthy and offensive. He requests that they meet on Sunday, the 17th, at 11 a.m. in the club.
Je trouve la lettre[a] que vous[b] m’[1]avez adressé[2] si pen digne de vous, et si offensante moi que je ne suis pas tenté de vous en donner la reponse par éerit. Jaurois le plaisir de vous la faire personelment Dimanche le 17 a 11 heures du matin au Lusthause.[3][c]
Je erois que je n’ai pas besoin de m’expliqur davantage et que vous me comprenez tout a fait. [d]
Széchényi
[1] Inserted afterwards.
[2] Two words deleted.
[3] Széchenyi’s underlining with two straight lines.
[a] The letter is not known.
[b] From 1814, Prince Eduard von Lichnowsky (1789–1845) managed his estate (Gräz bei Troppau) and was the first in Germany to breed Merino sheep. He was also a writer and historian, his main work Geschichte des Hauses Habsburg, was published in 8 volumes between 1836 and 1844.
[c] Club in Vienna.
[d] Regarding the date of the letter, see the previous letter written on 15 November 1814.
Recommended reference:
István Széchenyi to Eduard von Lichnowsky, Vienna, 17 November 1814. Edited and annotated by Szilvia Czinege. Published in Correspondence of István Széchenyi. Digital edition. Edited by Szilvia Czinege and Zoltán Fónagy. https://szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu/ Abbreviation for further references: SzIL-Digit.