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Petersburg 1780

I have just this instant read your letters which coming here during my
Excursion were sent after me to the Black Sea. I am at Dinner to day at Sir James
Harriss's when they were brought in under his Cover.

I am totally at a loss for expressions adequate to the affection so apparent
in both your Letters particularly in the last, though written at a time when
my Conduct must have appeared to be such as to render me so little
deserving of it. I can never forgive myself for the inaffection I have
given to the Circumstance of my having spent so much money. My
not having gone about to give you account of the reasons in the way
of Justification for my having spent so much must appear very
blameable but my not having given some kind of assurance of
that expensive mode of living being at an End is unpardonable.
I am astonish'd at it myself upon recollection. Finding that I cd.
justify my conduct to myself, it seems as if I thought nothing of
the opinion and suspicions which my friends must have from it or
of the difficulties I might involve them in.

First, Sir, let me assure you that all those great Expences which,
inexperienced as I was, and in such extraordinary circumstances
I had incurred are now at an End; and tho' the appearance I
keep up here is the same as it was at first and wch was never
more than was absolutely necessary for me to do any thing, yet
those brought my Expences within the Bounds wch my brother hath left
me your affectionate Bounty has set me till I can settle myself
as I was before expos'd to many extraordinary Expences so am I
now in circumstances the most favorable for Oeconomy. This is owing
to my friend Heshejoff. A carriage was as necessary as a pair of shoes
more so than a shirt. I saw the Expence of hiring at a Ruble a day
and in times of public Shew at two rubles independent of Horses I
bought one for 275 Rubbles, instead of having Horses by the month

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Date_1	1780-10-??	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	102	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
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Penner	Jeremiah Bentham	Watermarks
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