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of some kind or other and then all care as well as expence of dress is out
of the question. I used to wear a uniform as Volunteer in the
English Navy. You may wear one of the army or Militia.
Frazer for the same reason and without any pretention as
I can find has a Militia uniform which he wears instead
of dress cloaths, and as uniforms are so entirely the fashion
here there would be nothing in saying you do it to avoid
carrying cloaths about with you especially when you are known to have in object
the visiting me and the being to accompanying me
on my excursions.
I sent you a letter about 3 weeks ago to which
you can well imagine I am very anxious for an answer.
You have desired me to send you Güldenstaedt's account of the productions
& commerce of this country. I have got it ready to send you; but upon
looking into and turning over page after page without finding any
article of it true I determine not to send it at all unless I can
go over it and correct it.
A Russian Grammar I send you.
A Catalogue of Books published in the Russian-language I asked
Princess Dashkoff for yesterday; but she refused to give me one and
insisted upon my not thinking of sending one till the middle of
next month when there will be a new one ready with all the prices
as She has changed them and an addition of a great many important
works. Among others there will be a history of the
Manjures and Mongals translated from the Manjure language
and which has been translating and printing for these 24 years past.
it is in 16 volumes 8.00 There will be likewise a collection of all
Plato's works in the russian language in 3 volumes 4 10.
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