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Recipient János Liebenberg
Place of Writing Sopron
Date 1819. August 25.
Language German
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Location of Preservation MNL OL P 626-1.-1819.
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Classification Original
Content Summary

He and other guests are expected for a hunt two days later, he asks his hunter to come to Cenk and Krecsy to get some shotgun pellets.

János Liebenberg

Oedenburg Mitwoch 11 Uhr in der Früh.[1][a]

Man erwarte mich und mehrere Gäste morgen Abends — Keyner soll gehohlt werden.

Mein Jäger[b] soll auf der Stelle nach Zinkendorf kommen – Übermorgen wird große Jagd. Im Gatyás tó[c] Schiffe. 20 bis 30 tt.[2] Blei, das heißt Schrot soll Krecsÿ1 in Oedenburg finden – oder kaufen. Ich kann vor Eile nicht schreiben –

Befördern Sie den beigeschloßenen Brief auf der Stelle. Vale et me ama[3] Széchényi


[1] Széchenyi’s underlining with straight line.

[2] Tausend Tonnen

[3] Latin: Goodbye, and love me!


[a] Because of the following letter to Liebenberg, written on 3 September 1819, it is probable that Széchenyi wrote this letter at the end of August 1819.

[b] József Kretschy, Széchenyi’s huntsman.

[c] It is a swampy tributary of Lake Fertő, where Széchenyi used to hunt a lot in his youth.

Recommended reference:

István Széchenyi to János Liebenberg, Sopron, 25 August 1819. 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.

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