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Petersbourg October 11th 1782

I arrived here the day before yesterday. This was 10 days
later than I had intended and should have done had I
not stopt at Wolideiner a town 150 versts on the other
side of Moscow which I sent here to have my letters
forwarded to meet me at Moscow. The reason of my
wishing to receive my letters before I came here was
the assurance I was in to receive a letter from you
in answer to the last I sent from Irkutsk in which
I described your advice respecting various matters and which
it would have been infinitely better that I should receive
before my return here. Finding however no letter
from you or any body in England I came on here
full of hope of hearing some news from you from
somebody here. But how great is my vexation
at not being able to learn one syllable of news from
any you. As you must have been surprized that you had not
received more regularly news from me, I should have
thought you would addressed yourself to Sir James Harris
or at any rate to Hynam to make some enquiries about

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Date_1	1782-10-11	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	305	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
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Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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