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Lord Cornwallis with his army 19 Oct r 1781 was obliged
to surrender his prisoners of war.

Gentlemen

I would wish to give you some European news but as it have
2 year & 1/2 since I left England and have not been I have not received any letters from England for these these 3 months past
able to receive letters of late very regularly it is not possible I have nothing of late I hear nothing of the affairs of our country but
that I can give you any news of a later date than from the Petersburg <add> Russian Gazette's published at Petersburg.
what you must know. The last the important though
had of news for me which I learn by the Russian Gazette through that channel by the of Russian Gazette which have been
is that in Achinica on the 19th of Oct r last Lord Cornwallis with his army easterly of
of 7,000 men were obliged to surrender a number prisoners of war to the got a
on the 19 of Octr last year Russians & French . In your part of the world however
I hope we have made such acquisitions as may this misfortune.
I beg your pardon Gentleman for troubling you with this
probably letter and am

Your most obedient
humble servant
S.B.

The commerce is carried on here by exchange of goods
so many or none to signify passing on either side. The Russians
bring furs of various sorts English & other foreign cloates as well
as the coarse sort manufactured I their own country. hide &c
leather Handmade, Cattle & c. The china in exchange offered Silk
& cotton stuff of various kinds, Teas, porcelain, , fruits, he,

Identifier: | JB/539/282/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 539.
Date_1	1782-01-??	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	282	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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