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Recipient János Liebenberg
Place of Writing Vienna
Date 1817. February 19.
Language German
Tag money
Location of Preservation MTA KIK Kt K 196/144.
Place of Publication Majláth 1. 38., Kovács–Körmendy–Mázi–Oplatka 46.
Classification Original
Content Summary

Short of money and advice, he asks Liebenberg to visit him.

János Liebenberg

Die Noth im Gelde und Rath ist so sehr herangewachsen, daß ich hiemit jedem langweiligen Briefwechsel aufgehe, und Sie, mein alter Ami persönlich mit ausgerüstetem Beutel und mit zweckmäßigen idéen angehäuften Kopf, hier erwarte.[a]

Széchenyi

Dienstag[1][b] „ durch dem Pfarrer von Kleinandrée.[c]


[1] Széchenyi’s underlining with straight line.


[a] In his letter of 25 January 1817, he asked Liebenberg to visit him in February, so the letter was probably written in February 1817.  

[b] Liebenberg wrote the number four on the letter, so it was written between 16 and 22 February, when Tuesday was the 19th day.

[c] Mátyás Prikoszovich was the parish priest of Hidegség (1808–1840).

Recommended reference:

István Széchenyi to János Liebenberg, Vienna, 19 February 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.

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