You are bidding on one handwritten, signed letter of the court councilorWenceslas Ferdinand von Mitis (1773-1812), son of the court councilor in the mining and minting industry Ferdinand Georg von Mitis (1743-1812) and brother of the chemist and entrepreneur Ignaz von Mitis (1771-1842).

Letter of condolence to an unnamed baron.

Dated Pressburg (=Bratislava), 28. September 1811.

Transcription:“Highly well-born Freyherr! Since my current employment as a court councilor at the financial court currently requires me to stay in Pressburg for some time, it was in this city that yesterday I received the sad news of the passing of your esteemed father-in-law. I will immediately inform my parents of this sad news and can hope that your dear children will be assured of our deepest sympathy on all sides in the death of this unforgettable honest man. He lived through a period in which honest business still brought secure and good returns; - at a time when the true enjoyment of life is generally becoming more and more diminished, he may therefore have not unwelcomely planned his departure from this life. -

Yours, yours, maintain the long-established friendship of your house for me and my relatives, and accept the assurance of the excellent respect with which I have the honor to be your most obedient Wenzel Ferdinand Edler Mitis."

In the Pressburger Zeitung from 27. September 1811 contains the following aristocratic obituaries (so one of the two would have to be the deceased):

1.) Heinrich Freiherr von Krumpipen, kk real privy councilor, commander of the Order of St. Stephen and imperial Austrian extraordinary envoy to the Württemberg court, died. at 16. August 1811 in Stuttgart at the age of 75

Heinrich Freiherr von Crumpipen (* 1738; † 1811 Stuttgart) was a Belgian-Austrian statesman and diplomat; In 1803 he was property acquisition commissioner for the new Salzburg sovereign, Elector Ferdinand III. from Tuscany for Salzburg, Passau and Berchtesgaden. This meant that for a few months he took on the role of head of Salzburg's government affairs and the reorganization of the top authorities in the three states.

2.) Joseph Baron Izdenczy von Monostor, kk real secret state and conference councilor, commander and treasurer of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, died. at 4. September 1811 in Vienna.

Scope:2 p. (22.8 x 18.8 cm).

About the author (source: BLKÖ): "Wenzel Ferdinand Ritter von Mitis (born. at Vienna in December 1773, died. ibid 20. April 1812), a son of the court councilor Ferdinand Georg and brother of the technician and builder of the Sophien and Karlskettenbrücke in Vienna, Ignaz von M. Educated at public schools in Vienna, he entered the civil service when he was only 20 years old, and began his political career in 1793 at the court chamber in coin and mining matters. His excellent zeal for service and special skill soon earned him the trust of his superiors, and in 1805 he became a real court secretary at the Imperial and Royal Court. k Hofkammer and on the 13th Appointed court commissioner in April 1809. In recognition of his distinguished service, Emperor Franz appointed him on the 29th. In July 1811, after the death of Court Councilor von Collin, he became the actual Court Councilor, and the important finance department was handed over to him under the direction of the Court Chamber President. The extraordinary effort with which he fulfilled his important and extremely difficult task in this post and his restless activity exhausted his strength, so that on the 20th April 1812, when he was only 41 years old, succumbed to an illness that had happened to him. Hofrath M. was married twice. Of the children of both marriages, Ferdinand Ritter von M. (*1799, kk Oberfinanzrat) from the first marriage and Georg Freiherr von M. (*1810, regional court president) from the second marriage are living."

Letter without envelope.

Condition: Fine writing paper with minor creases; into the. good. bplease noteAlso check out the pictures!

Internal note: EVS 2108-3