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he was told by several of the nobility) had ever experienced before; and
upon his departure from Mittau his Highness the Duke made him a present
of a Gold Medal, as un petit souvenir d'Amitie (a small momento of
Friendship) as the Duke was pleased to express himself — indeed
the Medal was not so large as one my Son in Law Charles,
had the honour to receive from the Empress of Russia, on account
of a Copy of Latin Verses which he had made & spoke in the
Theatre at Oxford about Two years ago, and which Verses
were presented to her by Sir James Harris, our Embassador
at Petersburg. The latter was an acknowledgement paid
to the merit of literary abilities, the former may be considered
as a mark of particular personal Regard.

From Mittau, my Son Sam went to Riga, & instead of going
directly to Petersburg, to our great Surprise bent his Course
to Moscow the Capital of the Russian Empire, wch as an
Inland City, was quite out of the Course he intended, but by
the good account he has given us of his Travels by his Letters
we are apt to think he went to Moscow upon some
Secret Service of the Dukes, it appearing throughout his Letters
that he possessed his most intimate Confidence — however
by the last Letter we have rec'd from him dated the 23d March last , I have the Satisfaction
to find he is arrived at Petersburg, and that he has every
prospect he cod wish for of being well rec'd by Sir James
Harris our Embassador there, who has already shewed him
Civilities & by Count Czernichaf, the Lord Sandwich of Russia
and Prince Reprin & others of the first distinction to whom
he had Letters of Recommendation. When we have the
pleasure of seeing you here, a Perusal of his Letters, &
an account of his adventures may possibly afford you
some amusement — but that I may tire you no longer
with a Detail wch requires no small degree of friendship
for on your part to have any relish for, & wch I can imagine may give
you occasion to recollect by way of consolation,
could from an odd Pen, you have not been much accustomed
to, but wch I could not satisfy myself shod in any other hand
than my own, tho' ever so dear to me, convey my thanks to you
and assure you how much I am Dear Madam
Your obliged & obedt Servant
Jere:h Bentham

P.S. Mrs Bentham joins me in sincere
respect to Mr Henchman, as well as to yourself.

Identifier: | JB/539/043/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 539.
Date_1	1780-05-04	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	043	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
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Penner	Jeremiah Bentham	Watermarks
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