Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 49

[cahn]

Celebrating 5 years very soon?! :D

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Leining to Fredersdorf: Letter 13, Teuton-picking

[mildred_of_midgard]

1) Ich hoffe, dass Sie dieses mein Arrangement, auf die Art, wie ich die Ehre gehatt, es hier zu detailliren, für gut finden werden.

I find it difficult to read that as anything but "gehatt". I'm not familiar with that from modern German, but does it sound appropriately old-fashioned?

Re: Leining to Fredersdorf: Letter 13, Teuton-picking

[selenak]

It‘s a simple 18th century typo. „Gehabt“ is the correct word, and I guess he misspelled.

Re: Leining to Fredersdorf: Letter 13, Teuton-picking

[mildred_of_midgard]

Either that, or it's a very badly handwritten 'b' (though those are usually pretty easy to make out). I may just transcribe it that way. Thank you!

As you can see, I'm churning my way through these letters. :) We're getting close!