József wants to get married. He has not yet paid Vencel, and asks Liebenberg to think of a way to raise the money.
Lieber Freund, Joseph[b] will heurathen,[2] und dem Waldhüther aus dem Dienst gejagd sehen. Veranstalten Sie was Sie wollen.1
Die 1300[c] an Wentzel[d] sind noch nicht gezahlt denken Sie etwas aus – wo wir das geld kriegen sollen, bis 1 April muß bezahlt sein. — Adieu
Szech
[1] Széchenyi’s underlining with straight line.
[2] Instead of heiraten.
[a] Based on Liebenberg’s numbering and its content, the letter was written in 1817.
[b] József Kretschy, Széchenyi’s huntsman.
[c] In the letter of 8 March 1817, he indicated that the amount due to the Prince of Liechtenstein was 13,000 forints, but obviously there was a zero missing at the end of the number.
[d] Prince Wenzel of Liechtenstein (1767–1842), a general and friend of Széchenyi.
Recommended reference:
István Széchenyi to János Liebenberg, Vienna, 13 March 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.