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there and spending so much time there myself
strangers receive not such treatment in any other
country: nor I believe did ever stranger receive
such in this but myself.

I don't know whether Pleschjiff has given you
any translation of the general letter of recommendation
I have. He could best have done it
and said he would, but least he could not, I will
give you a litteral translation of it. Also I will
enclose a copy of a note to Sir James Harris
from the first Minister in the civil department.
Sir James had sent him in writing an account of the
route I proposed taking and this was the answer.
There came also besides this general laetter which
had a flying seal 12 others sealed and directed
to different Governors which to judge by those
of which I have seen the inside were all to the same
import as the general one. Nen's letter I had
also from Prince Potemkin the first minister
in the War department here. I had others from
different people to the amount of about 70.
Prince Potemkin at my Sir James' request gave me a Corporal
and soldier both Grenadiers and picktmen.
One of these I have here behind me as not having
occasion for him: but as I have not with an
Officer in the department of mines who is particularly
well acquainted with his profession, has been already
to great assistance to me in forming my collection of
minerals and is well informed respecting the parts
of the country I am going to, having been put there
to examine the state of the mines, I have desired
he may be ordered to accompany me and he is
sent for for that purpose. The General Governor
complied with this request of mine the more readily
as he told me he had received repeated orders in my
favour from Petersbourg. You cannot wonder I think
that with such advantages I should determine on
lengthening my journey.

My planing machine I think I told you was stopt
on account of some letters from Petersbourg: as to the
success of it I can have no doubt of that. I shall

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be thinking farther about the mode of proceding with it
and cannot properly give up the idea of doing
something with it here in this country. In England
such things require such a monsterous deal of
money to set them a going.

J Genl Wacal who gave me the white Bear and
the Reindeer is dead. his brother died also in
the same week, this may probably put a stop
to the voyage these animals were to have taken.
A collection however of minerals or a few furs may
be as acceptable to you as this bear ship however
fine he may be.

Adieu

2 o'clock in the morning and
I have a cold in my head. This goes
by a courier to Petersbourg who takes the news
of the new Government being opened.

I sent you a message a few days ago
by way of Petersbourg through Hynam
that was sent by another Courier.

S.B.
Letter dated Perme.
Russia
20 Octr 1781

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