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Have. One in English direct yourself to Mr. Pitioff from the Author. inclose
it also in a Cover apart directed "to Mr. Pitioff St. Petersburg. The Other Copies
leave Sir James to dispose of as he pleases. When Mr Saintowski goes to England
cultivate his acquaintance, of late we have been more together than we were before.
What would I give for an Hour or two's chat with You just now. A Dinner at 2 SP
and a dish of Tea at Lincolns Inn before I set out on this Journey, would be more
relished than ever they have been yet.

I set off shortly. Febry 6th I am in the best Spirits owing to things
which I can't write about.
Public things go on very well here.
Pleschejeff promise to write to You.

You will be, no doubt, surprized, Sir, to receive a Letter from a Hand
unknown to you: was I less attached to your Brother, and less acquainted with your
Character, I should have been more scrupulous in complying with his desire I
have of being known to You; the friendship I observe between You, gives me
room to hope for your forgiveness.

I became acquainted with your Brother at his arrival at Moscow
(an acquaintance I hold the most dear and the most valuable I ever made) having
with him no Letter to any One of the Place, he permitted me to introduce him to
the Veio Roi and all the principal Families of the Town, where during his short
Stay he received all the Civilities and attenetion he so well merits: Every Body
found something praiseworthty in him, the women admiring his Person,
Surnamed him le beau Anglais , the Men distinguished him by the Epithet of
le Savant Voyager, and both were astonished at the great Stock of modesty
they discovered to in him, a Quality which is thought here by most, foreign to
your Nation, Anglais, Jeune, beau et modeste, c'est un phenomene! said
they. The women the more admired him, the more they wondered at
his Sang froid, and could not easily reconcile themselves to it. It was the only

Identifier: | JB/539/150/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 539.
Date_1	1781-02-17	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	150	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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