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I shall send a packet by sea in 2 or 3 days time.

St Petersbourg 26th Septr 1783 OS
7.th Oct.r N.S.

Hond Sir

It gave me the greatest pleasure to hear through my brother that Sir James
Harris's letter to you had given you much satisfaction and that I might
expect to hear from you myself as well as that you had written an answer
to Sir James. I have not however as yet been happy enough, Sir, to receive
any letter from you since that time, neither did any letter of your's come
to Sir James's hands before he left this place. He did not 'tis true expect
any answer, but as I understand from my brother that you had written
one I think it proper you should know, Sir that none was received.

As I am now fixed in the Empress's service, it has been
necessary for the preserving the fairness of character which I have
hitherto born that I should settle my money concerns immediately.
This, Sir I have no possibility of doing to my honour but through
your means. Hitherto imagining that you could not approve of
the sum I have expended, I never could bear to ask you, Sir, to
defray it until I was in a situation in which I was so far provided
for, as to be able to promise to make no further application to
you of the kind in future: but now that I am settled here with
a salary which though small I can make suffice for my wants
till I am in a way of making more money, relying on the strength
of your affection towards me, I have taken the liberty of giving

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Date_1	1783-09-26	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	418	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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