Gentze to Fredersdorf, Letter 7, Teuton-picking

Date: 2025-01-25 08:05 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] mildred_of_midgard
Checking that the verb forms are correct:

1) Die Noth ist nach Aussage einiger gestern angekommenen Deserteurs in der Stadt schon sehr groß, besonders fehlet es an Fleisch, zu dessen Ersetzung man bereits viele Pferde schlachten müssten, und würde das Pfund vor 2 Xer verkauft.

- müssten
- würde

This is one of those cases where the handwriting is a little unclear, and I've made my best educated guess.

2) Not really a question, but I think "2 Xer" is 2 Kreuzer, assuming that 2 Kreuzer = 8 Pfennig is an extortionate price for a pound of horsemeat. (8 pennies sounds cheap to me, but the penny was worth a lot more then! ;))
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From: [personal profile] selenak
Müssten: should be either

„zu dessen Ersetzung man bereits viele Pferde schlachten musste

Or

„zu dessen Ersetzung man bereits viele Pferde hatte schlachten müssen

2) Yes, „xer“ is Kreuzer.
Edited Date: 2025-01-26 01:36 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] mildred_of_midgard
"müssen" it is then, thank you!

We translated it as "Thaler" last time, so I'm pleased to have made the discovery of Kreuzer this time around. :)

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