On the 7th of next month, he will return to his regiment, he asks Lieberberg to see him with 5000 forints.
Wien d 24ten Junӱ 1820
Lieber Liebenberg!
Fest entschlossen den 7ten künftigen Monaths von hier aufzubrechen, um frühzeitig genug beӱ Regiment einzurucken;[a] darum säumen Sie nichts, sondern erheben Sie die 5000 f.[1] von Tibolth,[b] und eilen’s nach Empfangen dieses hierher
Széchényi[2]
Bringen Sie 3 complete Pferd decken mit sich.
[1] florins
[2] The letter was written on Széchenyi’s behalf by his father’s secretary, Antal Pigay. Only the signature is in his own handwriting.
[a] He received the notification from his regiment on 18 June 1820. SzIN 2. 45.
[b] Ferenc Tibolth (1763–1833) was Ferenc Széchényi’s livestock manager and comptroller at the Cenk estate centre.
Recommended reference:
István Széchenyi to János Liebenberg, Vienna, 24 june 1820. 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.