Писмо команданта Београда генерала грофа Одвијера Дворском ратном савету из 1719, поводом доласка турског гласника Мустафе аге
A Letter from the Commander of Belgrade General Count O’Dwyer to the Court War Council (Hofkriegsrat) in 1719

Summary/Abstract: The presented document is a transcript of a letter of general count O’Dwyer, commander of Belgrade 1718-1722 and commander of temporary administration in Serbia 1718-1720. This document gives valuable insight into rules and procedures of a commander of an important border fort, like Belgrade was at the time. It gives an account of the arrival of Ottoman messenger by the name Mustafa Aga, who carried important letters destined for Vienna. Mustafa Aga asked to be allowed to continue his journey, while demanding that the confidentiality of letters entrusted to him is preserved. General O’Dwyer couldn’t allow this to happen without permission from the Court War Council (Hofkriegsrat), so he asked for needed authorization. Besides the transcript of the letter itself, this paper presents several details from the life and career of general count O’Dwyer. The photocopy of the letter is included in the paper.

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