gefaßt

English translation: bound

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German term or phrase:gefaßt
English translation:bound
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18:12 Jun 26, 2017
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Social Sciences - History
German term or phrase: gefaßt
Record from the 1790s, involving the French occupation of the Rhineland: "Ein mahl Fourage nach Guntzenheim geliefert, ist mein Lohn 45 Kreuzer. Wobey mir und dem Gemeindsvorsteher Johann Wendel Hock auf der Heymreise von zwey von den schweren Reitern von den Frantzosen sind angehaltet worden wobei unterschrieber bin beraubt worden mit einer GEFASSTEN Tabactuse wie man von den Erbacher Pfaffen zu kaufen bekommen hat..."

I'm assuming the two French cuirassiers robbed him of a tobacco box, but I'm uncertain of what "gefaßten" means in this context. Bejewelled? Perhaps a box with silver mounts? Any suggestions?
Timoshka
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bound
Explanation:
A bound tobacco box could imply leather-bound, brass-bound, or any other number of metals.
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Explanation:
A bound tobacco box could imply leather-bound, brass-bound, or any other number of metals.


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