{"id":11599,"date":"2021-11-08T11:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T11:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/uncategorized\/szechenyi-ferenc-62\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:45:09","slug":"szechenyi-ferenc-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/csalad-en\/szechenyi-ferenc-62\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferenc Sz\u00e9ch\u00e9nyi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Geschrieben in Vesoul<\/em>[a]<\/u><\/a> den 14ten<\/sup> J\u00e4ner 814.<\/em>[1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No<\/sup> 10<\/em>.1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meinen Brief aus Manheim[b]<\/a>, den ich in meiner Durchreise schrieb, haben Euer Gnaden bis jetzt ganz gewi\u00df schon erhalten: von da gieng den[2]<\/a> meine Reise fort an denen Festungen Stra\u00dfburg<\/em>[3]<\/a> Schletstadt<\/em>3<\/sup>[c]<\/a> und Belfort<\/em>3<\/sup>[d]<\/a> bis hierher, und war eine der unangenehmsten und erm\u00fcdensten,[4]<\/a> die ich in meinen ganzen Leben gemacht[5]<\/a>. Ich fand nirgends Pferde. alle Wege, die sonst superbe seyn m\u00fcssen lagen so tief unter den h\u00e4ufigen Schnee, da\u00df meine Wanderung in Lothringen ganz einer Kamtsadalischen Reise gliech;[e]<\/a> heute in der Fr\u00fch kam ich wieder in den Kreis meiner Famille,[f]<\/a> und bin recht froh einen Tag wieder in sanfter Ruhe zubringen zu k\u00f6nen: dessen Genu\u00df f\u00fcr mich desto gr\u00f6\u00dfer ist, da ich einen Augenblick auch meiner Heimath und meinen Lieben Eltern schenken kann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bl\u00fccher[g]<\/a> ist noch immer derselbe, und verdient wohl den Namen den man ihm hier gab, \u201en\u00e4mlich \u201e der General Vorw\u00e4rts<\/em>:3<\/sup>[h]<\/a> \u2013 sein Corps sieht pr\u00e4chtig aus, besonders da alle reserven von Preussen angekommen sind: die letzten J\u00fcnglinge dieser so respectablen Nation, die den Grundsatz best\u00e4rken, da\u00df man ein Volk nie unterjochen k\u00f6nne<\/em>.1<\/sup> \u2013 Bl\u00fccher empfing mich sehr freundschaftlich, und seine ganze Umgebung, die mir so unendlich sch\u00e4tzbar ist. da ich oftmaliger Zeuge ihrer Verdienste war. \u2013  \u2014 Meine Mission zu Bl\u00fcchein hatte unterandern auch die Ursache, zu erfahren, was er nun eigentlich beginne? und in was f\u00fcr einen Theil Frankreichs er nun eindringen werde? seine Antwort war ganz superbe und bestand in dieser folgenden Construction. \u201eIch gehe immer geradezu wo mich mein Gott und meine Waffen hin f\u00fchren \u2014<\/em>\u201e1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meines guten Vaters Brief fand ich unterandern Nachrichten meiner guten Lieben Geschwister schon hier. Ich danke vielmal f\u00fcr den Gesundheits Essig<\/em>3<\/sup> dessen recept mir Euer Gnaden g\u00fctigst schickten. \u2014 In hinsicht der Versicherung des Herrn Appel[i]<\/a> und Sach\u2018s,[j]<\/a> die auf mein heiligstes Ehrenwort schon ein halbes Jahr bezahlt sind, schrieb ich Euer Gnaden gewi\u00df schon dreymal[k]<\/a> \u201eden Schuldschein des Herrn Sachs\u2019s<\/em>3<\/sup> hat Ballabene[l]<\/a> l\u00e4ngstens schon in H\u00e4nden. den Rittmeister Appel gab ich nie welche<\/em>,3<\/sup> und schrieb das schon l\u00e4ngst an Ballabene. In hinsicht aber der 1200 Gulden, welche mein guter Vater gn\u00e4digst nach Frankfurth schicken wollten. bath ich den Banquier Herz mir selbes aus Frankfurth kommen zu lassen \u2014 welches bis jetzt gewi\u00df schon geschehen ist, aber ich kein Wort davon wei\u00df, da ich den Herrn Herz vor 3 Wochen nur sah und in diesen Moment auf seine Antwort blo\u00df warte \u2014\u2014 So bald ich selbe Summe erheben[6]<\/a> habe, oder einige Nachricht davon erhalte, werde ich meinen guten Vater allsogleich in Kentni\u00df davon setzen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ob nun Frieden ob Krieg die Zukunft uns bringe wei\u00df der Liebe Himmel \u2014 ich wette auf den Frieden, und werde recht froh sein wenn diese Hetze einmal zu Ende geht. \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nun Lieber guter Vater bitte ich um den Segen und bleibe auch mitten in Frankreich<\/em>3<\/sup> der alte getreue Sohn Steph<\/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 denn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

[4]<\/a> Instead of erm\u00fcdendsten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[5]<\/a> Missing word: habe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[6]<\/a> Instead of erhoben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[a]<\/a> Vesoul is a town in eastern France, in the Burgundy-Franche-Comt\u00e9 region, at the confluence of the Colombine and Durgeon rivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[b]<\/a> See the letter written on 10 January 1814. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[c]<\/a> A town in Alsace along the Ill River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[d]<\/a> Fortified town in Alsace on the Savoureuse River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[e]<\/a> In other words, it was as if he had travelled to Siberia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[f]<\/a> He means the headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[g]<\/a> Baron Gebhard Leberecht von Bl\u00fccher (1742\u20131819) Prussian cavalry general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[h]<\/a> See the letter written on 10 January 1814.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[i]<\/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

[j]<\/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

[k]<\/a> For the transaction and the persons involved, see Sz\u00e9chenyi\u2019s letters between 31 August and 13 October 1813, and the letter written on 17 December 1813.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Istv\u00e1n Sz\u00e9chenyi to Ferenc Sz\u00e9ch\u00e9nyi, Vesoul, 14 January 1814. 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":"

His father cannot have received the letter he wrote while passing through Mannheim. From there he travelled on to visit the fortresses of Strasbourg, Schletstadt and Belfort, and then came here. He returned to headquarters at dawn, spending the day resting and writing letters. Bl\u00fccher is still the same; his corps is in excellent condition, especially since the arrival of the Prussian reservists. He found letters from his father and brothers in his quarters. He thanks his father for the recipe for medicinal vinegar. Mr Appel and Mr Sachs were paid six months ago. However, he knows nothing about the 1.200 forints his father sent him to France, but will inform his father as soon as he has picked up the money or knows for certain of its arrival. Not knowing whether the future will bring war or peace, he bets on peace.<\/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":[3607],"qualification":[3383],"place_of_keeping":[3608],"place_of_publication":[3609],"class_list":["post-11599","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-vesoul-en","qualification-original","place_of_keeping-mnl-ol-p-623-a-i-9-no-43-33-en","place_of_publication-zichy-109-110-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11599","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=11599"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11602,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11599\/revisions\/11602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11599"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=11599"},{"taxonomy":"addressee","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/addressee?post=11599"},{"taxonomy":"place_of_writing","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place_of_writing?post=11599"},{"taxonomy":"qualification","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/qualification?post=11599"},{"taxonomy":"place_of_keeping","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place_of_keeping?post=11599"},{"taxonomy":"place_of_publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place_of_publication?post=11599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}