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In the mean time we are as good friends as possible. He will
play at billiards with me as much as I please and give me a good
dinner as often as my engagements will permit me to partake of it; but
I have not yet found him in a humour to talk much on business.
I expect every hour to receive my orders which are already written,
by which I am destined for the present at least to a post in
the direction of the principal canal that is making here in the
town. it is called Fontanka canal. I believe I have already
made it known to you that the instant the Empress had put her
hand to the order for me to be in her service, I became omniscient.
Were I to swear I never saw a Canal in my life I should not be
believed that I was incapable of directing the making of one.
I am not at all acquainted with the reasons why I am to be put to this
business. I have 'tis true some reason to believe it was done with
a view to finding me any kind of employment whatever here at
Petersburg and that with because it was thought I would wish to
be kept here for the present at least to finish in one way or other my
matrimonial connection. Possibly it might be on account of objection
raised by the cheif in that department to my being employed
about the mines & saltworks, and possibly because they
would be better pleased at my making some improvement in
the construction of bridges & making canals which are across make
a figure than by my introducing any very better Economy
in the mines where nobody goes.
1783 } S.B. Petersburgh
Oct } to
6/ } J.B. Linc. Inn
17 } Planing - Mill - Strogonoff
Canal
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