{"id":11513,"date":"2021-11-07T09:26:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T09:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/uncategorized\/szechenyi-ferenc-47\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T12:33:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:33:59","slug":"szechenyi-ferenc-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/csalad-en\/szechenyi-ferenc-47\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferenc Sz\u00e9ch\u00e9nyi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Geschrieben in Altenburg<\/em>[a]<\/u><\/a> den 13ten<\/sup> 8ber<\/sup> 1813.<\/em>[1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gottlob wieder ein Tag vor\u00fcber der entscheidend h\u00e4tte seyn k\u00f6nnen wenn nicht die franzosen, durch unsere vereinigte \u00dcbermacht gezwungen, ihre Stellung verlassen h\u00e4tten. \u2014 Das Corps von Wittgenstein,[b]<\/a> und Klenau[c]<\/a> hatt sich wirklich ganz auserordentlich gut geschlagen \u2014<\/strong> \u00dcberhaupt sind wir in so gro\u00dfer Anzahl, und von so guten Geist, da\u00df die Hoffnung die wir alle hegen, einen baldigen gl\u00fccklichen Frieden herzustellen, sehr gegr\u00fcndet ist. Ich mu\u00df gestehen, da\u00df ich das Ende dieser Campagne sehnlichst w\u00fcnsche, denn was die Arm\u00e9e, was wir alle, und die armen Landbewohner leiden, ist wirklich unglaublich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morgen werden wir wieder einen hitzigen Tag haben, und die resultate werden wohl von gr\u00f6\u00dferer bedeutung seyn als sie heute sind, da das Corps von Colloredo[d]<\/a> und die ganze reserve des Gro\u00dff\u00fcrsten Constantin[e]<\/a> auch in\u2019s Gefecht gezogen werden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ich hoffe, da\u00df ich auch morgen meinen guten Eltern von mir Nachricht werde geben k\u00f6nnen, der[2]<\/a> ich mich, recht sehr gut befinde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lieber guter Vater, noch um eines mu\u00df ich aber bitten – Der Doctor Sax<\/em>,1<\/sup>[f]<\/a> der mir die 100 D.[3]<\/a> wie Euer Gnaden wissen geliehen hat,[g]<\/a> w\u00fcnscht sie allsogleich zu haben, da sein Sohn zum Lieutenant avancirt sind, und er zu dessen equipierung, das Geld ben\u00f6thigt, und 8 Wochen schon vor\u00fcber, folglich gerade der Termin zu ende ist<\/em>.[4]<\/a> ~~ Ich bin in der gr\u00f6\u00dften Verlegenheit, und habe dahero beschlo\u00dfen, welches ich Euer Gnaden nun unterth\u00e4nigst andeute, umsomehr, da die 150 D.3<\/sup> anjetzt schon gewi\u00df in Prag bey Ballabene[h]<\/a> seyn m\u00fcssen, da\u00df ich von Lemmel<\/em>1<\/sup>[i]<\/a> der allhier ist, und mit Ballabene associirt, diese 150 D.3<\/sup> mir gegen die gew\u00f6hnliche Provision, geben werde lassen, und selbe bey Ballabene anweisen \u2014\u2013 \u00fcbrigens werde ich Euer Gnaden in einigen Tagen das geschehene mittheilen, und hoffe Euer Gnaden Ihre Zufriedenheit wieder zu erhalten, mit der bestimmten Versicherung, da\u00df zu meinen individuellen Gl\u00fcck nichts auf der Welt mehr beitragen k\u00f6nne, als die Gewi\u00dfheit von meinen guten lieben Eltern ein wenig nur geliebt zu werden. und da\u00df gar nichts verm\u00f6gend sey in diesen Krieg in allen der Gefahr und Noth mich aufrecht zu erhalten, als die Hoffnung meine theuren Eltern wieder umarmen, und sie versichern zu k\u00f6nnen wie sehr ich sie liebe \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nun mu\u00df ich mich zur Ruhe begeben, und werde in der s\u00fc\u00dfen Idee einschlummern, da\u00df ich in Zinkendorf od. burg[5]<\/a> sey, wo mich meine Eltern segnen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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> Instead of da\u00df.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

[4]<\/a> Inserted afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[5]<\/a> Likely: oder \u00d6denburg (or \u00d6denburg [Sopron])<\/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> Count Adolf Peter Wittgenstein (1769\u20131843) Russian cavalry general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[c]<\/a> Johann von Klenau (1758\u20131819) Austrian cavalry general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[d]<\/a> Count Hieronymus von Colloredo-Mansfeld (1775\u20131822) Austrian general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[e]<\/a> Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia (1779\u20131831), brother of Tsar Alexander I, commander of the Russian-Prussian reserve force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[f]<\/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

[g]<\/a> See also the letters of 31 August, 3 September, 2 and 13 October 1813 for the transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

[i]<\/a> Simon von L\u00e4mmel (1766\u20131845) was a banker and wholesaler from Prague.<\/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":"

Thank God, another day has passed which could have been decisive had the French not retreated from the overwhelming force. He is looking forward to the end of the campaign, because the suffering of the soldiers and the people of the war-torn countryside is simply incredible. Tomorrow they will have another hot day, surely with more significant results than today, for they will be sending the Colloredo corps and the entire reserve of the Grand Duke Constantine into battle. Dr. Sachs wants him to pay back the 100 ducats that he has borrowed, which Dr. Sachs needs very much, as his son has been promoted to lieutenant, and he has to equip him. Pinched for money, he decided to lend the 150 ducats that Ballabene had in Prague to his business partner L\u00e4mmel, who was here, on the usual commission, and to refer L\u00e4mmel to Ballabene. He will report on his deal and hopes that his parents will be satisfied.<\/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":[3426,3544],"language":[3416],"addressee":[3411],"place_of_writing":[3560],"qualification":[3383],"place_of_keeping":[3563],"place_of_publication":[3564],"class_list":["post-11513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-szechenyi_ferenc-en","category-csalad-en","category-a-katonaevek-en","tag-military","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-43-17-en","place_of_publication-zichy-87-88-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11513","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=11513"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11516,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11513\/revisions\/11516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11513"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=11513"},{"taxonomy":"addressee","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/addressee?post=11513"},{"taxonomy":"place_of_writing","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place_of_writing?post=11513"},{"taxonomy":"qualification","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/qualification?post=11513"},{"taxonomy":"place_of_keeping","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place_of_keeping?post=11513"},{"taxonomy":"place_of_publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place_of_publication?post=11513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}