He was sick, but he’s fine now. Wait with the stove for Zana; he’ll talk to him the next day. The sergeant deserved the support. He wants to know how the priest is. Has he been to Swoboda?
22ten Jäner[a]
Ich war krank,[b] nun geht es mir aber gut.
Wegen den Zana[c] Kamin, wäre es besser zu warten, um nichts zu verderben. Ich werde mit Zana morgen selber reden.
Der Feldwebel verdiente[1] Unterstützung; sie wurde ihm gegeben. Dauvergne[d] bezahlte ihn, und nahm eine Quittung. — Das wird sich also in Ordnung bringen.
Wie geht es dem Pfarrer?
Ihre Briefe bekam ich mit Vergnügen.
Wegen der Einfahrt beӱ Sahländer[e] überlasse ich’s Ihnen.
1825 wird[2] gebaut
Oder im Gradina[f]
— in Zinkendorf
— ein Schafstall
Adieu
Széchenyi
Waren Sie beӱ Swoboda?[g]
[1] Széchenyi’s underlining with straight line.
[2] Széchenyi’s underlining with three lines.
[a] The letter was written based on its content in 1825.
[b] He fell ill (kidney pain) on 17 January 1825, but was better on the 20th. SzIN 2. 523–524.
[c] Peter Zanna, a Viennese entrepreneur and stove maker.
[d] Széchenyi’s cook.
[e] Thomas Sahländer (1788–1855), Széchenyi’s stable master. In 1821 he was contracted to István Széchenyi as a veterinarian and stable master in Nagycenk. They went to England together several times to buy horses. Later he was employed by Palatine József and then by Palatine István. He retired when the palatine institution was abolished in 1848.
[f] The part of Cenk that lies towards Fertő.
[g] Probably János Swoboda, a carpet seller in Pest.
Recommended reference:
István Széchenyi to János Liebenberg, Vienna, 22 January 1825. 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.