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Marine in all its Branches with the same diligence as ever. The leisure
I sho'd have wou'd afford me opportunities and the originality of the way
which I have opened, together with the progress I have made in it, wou'd
spur me on, and give me hope: that one day or other I may be able to
make my services appear acceptable in the Naval department of my
own Country, and that the business of such a place, as that in question
instead of excentricating me from my pursuits may be conducive to the
qualifying me for the oeconomical part.

I hope yet to be able to turn to some good account the offers which have
been made me here, and which I told you of my having refused. But
in this be assured I shall do nothing without the Consent or rather advice
of my very good friend Sir James Harris.

I have taken a Master for the Russian language, chiefly with a view of
being able to translate some papers relating to this and a Southern
neighbouring Country accompanied with Drawings furnished me
by the only Person in whose power it was to furnish them & which
I dare not trust to a third Person to have them translated.

The Royal Visitor set off from hence yesterday. He has received the
greatest attention here from the apparent Successor and his Lady of
which he seemed exceedingly sensible; you may guess the rest.
I have had the honour of being his Company two or three times.
He has supp'd at Each of the principal foreign Ministers. I had
the further honour about a week ago of supping at the Grand Emyer's
where the Empress as well as He made a part of the Company.
This House of the Grand Emyer is now almost the only one
which I frequent tho' Sir James by his introduction procured
me invitations to all the principal Ones. This Man has two
Daughters who are Maids of Honour, one of them the finest figure
at Court. if I tell you that she do's me the honour of singing to me
some Russian Songs of which the Airs are most enchanting when
I go there you will not wonder that my continuing to go to that house.
However besides this her Brother has a Collection of the natural —
curiosities of this Country, and a tolerable good small French —
Library, in sort he has the vanity enough to possess himself of the

Identifier: | JB/539/090/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 539.
Date_1	1780-10-03	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	090	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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