He received both of Liebenberg’s letters and expects the balance sheet of his 1816 income around the 20th.
Ich habe Ihre beiden Briefe empfangen.[a] Die Androni und das Glyceit hat mich sehr unterhalten![b] Sie sind, bey Gott ein gescheider Kerl.
Gegen den 20ten erwarte ich Sie. Sie sollten aber 3 bis 4 Tage hier bleiben.
Bringen Sie die Balance meiner Einkünfte 1816 & & mit sich und bleiben Sie mein alter Freund
Széchenyi
16ten[c]
[a] The letters are unknown.
[b] He presumably refers to the books he was reading.
[c] Gyula Viszota puts the year of the letter at 1824, but does not explain why. The reference to the receipts makes it more likely that the letter was written earlier, in January 1817, when he spent more time in Vienna than in January 1824, when he visited Cenk at the end of the month, and it is not likely that he asked Liebenberg for a longer visit. See also his references to the visit in his letters of 19 and 25 January 1817.
Recommended reference:
István Széchenyi to János Liebenberg, Vienna, 16 January 1817. 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.