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afford me a better opportunity of proving the utility
of my improvements and agree better with my idea
of connection with private people in that part of the
country. I disregarded the circumstance of Let distance

The paper which I gave Mr Bes: he promised to shew
the Empress, but putting me off with different excuses
from time to time at length told me a few week ago
that it was the idea of my being Charge'affaires here
that had impeded the business hitherto but that now
Sir James had found another person for that business there
would be no more obstacles; that accordingly he had
spoken to the Empress about it 2 days ago and that
it was now settling with Prince Wiasemsky the Procurer General, and
that he would speak about it again to her Majesty on
the next day. He told me however that the Empress
was highly sensible of my Zeal in being disposed
to go to so distant of a part of the country, but and that
She was convinced I might make very great improvements
there, but that She for the present would let these establishments
alone, having some Saltworks as well as iron mines
and fabricks as abovementioned near Olenitz which She
had the improvement of much at heart and therefore
She wished me to give me the commission.

There then it seems I must go, and there I confess

Identifier: | JB/539/394/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 539.
Date_1	1783-08-13	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	394	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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