{"id":11508,"date":"2021-11-07T06:30:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T06:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/uncategorized\/szechenyi-ferenc-46\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T16:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T16:35:50","slug":"szechenyi-ferenc-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/csalad-en\/szechenyi-ferenc-46\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferenc Sz\u00e9ch\u00e9nyi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Geschrieben in Altenburg<\/em>[a]<\/u><\/a> 3 Meilen<\/em>[b]<\/u><\/a> von Leiptzig den<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 8ber <\/sup>813.<\/em>[1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lieber guter Vater, den Brief von 11 Sep. bekam ich vor drey Tagen,[c]<\/a> es war mir aber unm\u00f6glich bis jetzt darauf zu antworten, so gerne ich auch einige Puncte die vorkommen[2]<\/a> auseinander gesetzt h\u00e4tte. \u2013 Vor allen andern mu\u00df ich Euer Gnaden aber f\u00fcr die Erlegung der 1000 fl[3]<\/a> und 200 Duc.[4]<\/a> herzlich danken, mit der Versicherung, da\u00df ich gl\u00fccklich bin den ehrlichen Doctor Sax<\/em>1<\/sup>[d]<\/a> und den Rittmeister von Appel<\/em>,1<\/sup>[e]<\/a> \u00fcber ihr Geld einige Beruhigung gegeben zu haben die mir das Geld, so wohl wie auch der Banquier Ballabene,[f]<\/a> ohne einen Groschen procento gaben,[g]<\/a> und meine Dankbarkeit umsomehr verdienen, da meine Freunde<\/em>1<\/sup> und die meines Gleichens<\/em>1<\/sup> auch so viele Bed\u00fcrfnisse hatten. wie ich, und ich unm\u00f6glich so indiscret h\u00e4tte seyn k\u00f6nnen, sie in den Augenblick um Geld zu ersuchen. wo sie\u2018 s selbst am meisten ben\u00f6thigten \u2013 so eben w\u00e4re\u2018 s unm\u00f6glich gewesen. den Feldmarschall um Geld zu ersuchen, da der gute Herr mit so vielen Gesch\u00e4ften, von so unendlicher Wichtigkeit stets umgeben ist, die jetzt das Wohl Europas entscheiden das[5]<\/a> es wohl gewissenhaft und unverantwortlich gewesen w\u00e4re seine Attention auch nur einen Augenblick auf unbedeutende Geld Summen zu ziehen, besonders, da er seine Gesch\u00e4fte, in hinsicht des Geldes gar nicht selbst besorgt, sondern alles seinen Kammerdiener \u00fcbergeben hat. \u2013 Mein guter Vater sehen wohl also, da\u00df ich nicht anders handeln konnte, und da\u00df ich mich gar nicht an Wucherer wandte, den f\u00fcr den Hr.<\/em>[6]<\/u><\/a> Sax<\/em>,1<\/sup> und den Ritt.<\/em>[7]<\/u><\/a> Appel<\/em>,1<\/sup> der wirklich mit unendlicher Auszeichnung in der Suite des f\u00fcrsten dient, und um elendes Geld, seine Freundschaft nicht verschenkt stehe ich mit meiner Ehre gut, und den Banquier Ballabene h\u00e4lt ich auch nicht daf\u00fcr, da er mir das Geld ohne Procento gab, m\u00f6glich, da\u00df er mir die gew\u00f6hnlichen Procentos<\/em>1<\/sup> noch abzieht, die in jeder Geldumsetzung<\/em>1<\/sup> erlaubt ist, da 150 Ducaten anjetzt bey ihm liegen m\u00fcssen, von denen ich noch gar keine Nachricht habe: \u00dcbrigens hatt mir Gott so viel Verstand gegeben, da\u00df ich ein rechter Esel seyn m\u00fc\u00dfte Geld<\/em>[8]<\/a> mit Wucher aufzunehmen, und die H\u00e4lfte zu genie\u00dfen, wenn ich \u00fcberall ohne Interessen welches bekomme: \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meine Gesundheit ist anjetzt erstaunend gut, und ich hoffe, da\u00df ich kein Fieber mehr werde leiden m\u00fcssen. \u2013 Heute haben wir eine gro\u00dfe Recognosierung und hoffen bis Leiptzig zu kommen: \u00fcberhaupt stehen wir so gut, da\u00df in 8 Tagen vermuthlich keine franz\u00f6ische Arm\u00e9e mehr existiren wird[h]<\/a> \u2014 Morgen ist der entscheidende Tag. So bald wie\u2019s m\u00f6glich seyn wird, werde ich Euer Gnaden von Leiptzig schreiben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Den Segen bitte ich nun, und auch den von meiner theuern Mutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Euer Gnaden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dankbarster Sohn Stepherl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[1]<\/a> Sz\u00e9chenyi\u2019s underlining with wavy line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[2]<\/a> One word deleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[3]<\/a> florins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[4]<\/a> Ducaten<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[5]<\/a> Instead of da\u00df.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[6]<\/a> Herrn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[7]<\/a> Rittmeister<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[8]<\/a> Sz\u00e9chenyi\u2019s underlining with straight line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[a]<\/a> Saxon town south of Leipzig, near the river Plei\u00dfe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[b]<\/a> 1 Austrian mile = 7.5859 km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[c]<\/a> The letter is not known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[d]<\/a> J\u00f3zsef Sachs (1761\u20131839) was a medical officer, at that time head of the Austrian army\u2019s medical service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[e]<\/a> Baron Kereszt\u00e9ly Appel (1785\u20131854) was at that time second captain and commanding officer in the general staff, and in the Battle of Leipzig he became first captain, out of turn. He was promoted to major in 1822, in 1826 to chief aide-de-camp to Emperor and King Francis. In 1834 he was made a general, and he died as a cavalry general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[f]<\/a> Karl Balabene (1786\u2013?) banker in Prague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[g]<\/a> See also the letters of 31 August, 3 September and 2 october 1813 for the transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[h]<\/a> The prophecy was only partially fulfilled: it is true that Leipzig was taken from Napoleon in eight days, but the French army was not destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommended reference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Istv\u00e1n Sz\u00e9chenyi to Ferenc Sz\u00e9ch\u00e9nyi, Altenburg, 13 October 1813. Edited and annotated by Szilvia Czinege. Published in Correspondence of Istv\u00e1n Sz\u00e9chenyi. Digital edition. Edited by Szilvia Czinege and Zolt\u00e1n F\u00f3nagy. https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/ Abbreviation for further references: SzIL-Digit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

He has received his father\u2019s letter dated 11 September. So far he has not been able to reply, although he would have liked to elaborate on some of the points in it. He thanked his father for having transferred the requested 1,000 forints and 200 ducats to him, so he was able to reassure Dr Sachs, Captain Appel and the banker Ballabene, who had lent him money without charging interest. His father should realise that he could not have done otherwise, and that he was not negotiating with usurers. He did not consider Mr Sax, or Captain Appel, who often honoured himself with the Prince’s escort, or even Banker Ballabene as such, although it is possible that the latter would withhold the usual percentage of the 150 ducats he had on him for transfers. His health is good, and he hopes that his fever will not return. A great manoeuvre took place today, and they hope to reach Leipzig.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3403,3370,3402],"tags":[3541,3544],"language":[3416],"addressee":[3411],"place_of_writing":[3560],"qualification":[3383],"place_of_keeping":[3561],"place_of_publication":[3562],"class_list":["post-11508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-szechenyi_ferenc-en","category-csalad-en","category-a-katonaevek-en","tag-health","tag-money","language-german","addressee-ferenc-szechenyi","place_of_writing-altenburg-en","qualification-original","place_of_keeping-mnl-ol-p-623-a-i-9-no-43-16-en","place_of_publication-zichy-85-86-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11508"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11511,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11508\/revisions\/11511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11508"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=11508"},{"taxonomy":"addressee","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/addressee?post=11508"},{"taxonomy":"place_of_writing","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place_of_writing?post=11508"},{"taxonomy":"qualification","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/qualification?post=11508"},{"taxonomy":"place_of_keeping","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place_of_keeping?post=11508"},{"taxonomy":"place_of_publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place_of_publication?post=11508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}