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Aug. r 13th 1783. O.S.

I had not been for these 10 days at Sir James's for a reason I may let you
may know perhaps hereafter, till just now when he tells me
that he sends off a Courier in 2 or 3 hours. We are here
7 versts from Petersbourg where I have a couple of sheets
of letter for you and I do not think I shall be able
to send for it in time. There is however half an hour
before dinner in which I will give you some little account
of myself.

You will know before this that I was
obliged to decline being Charge d'affaires on account
of its standing in the way of my pursuits here. I did
not regret this so much as the news from Mr Fitzherbert
promised his arriving before even the departure of Sir
J. Nothing is as yet settled for me here. Upon the
Empress's seeming disposed to give me the choice of the
part of the country in which I would be employed, I gave
Mr. Besborotky her Secretary a paper in which I pointed
out the mines & Saltworks in Siberia which I preferred
they were as you may imagine the most important
which the country afford. 'tis true She at the same
time had mentioned some mines near Olenitz situated
between this and Arcangel at about 450 versts only
from hence which She imagined I might prefer as
being nearer. But as I conceived that the establishments
in Siberia by being of greater importance would

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Date_1	1783-08-13	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	394	Info in main headings field
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Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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