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Kritchoff August 26th. 1784.
A Courier has just now brought me a packet from Petersbourg
containg some of your letters but I dare to say not all that
were there; because Notman is still I suppose there and
being probably in expectation of setting off every day I counted
most of my friends instruct him with my letters prefer sending them by him. N I have
nothing from anybody but Hyman. It is from him I receive
your lett packets which were brought him by Torke the
Parson. It is unlucky that the Packets were trusted to this never mind this if he did read it it cant be helped & I dont care.
Parson's care. He is the most tittle tattle man imaginable
and he gave the packets to Hyman opened saying they were
opened at & read the Custom house. Had there here only your packet
of Letter VIII with it would not have signified but there was XXV
of last year containing your proposal to Payne and many things
which you must conceive it to be very disagreable should become
the tea table talk of my countrymen at Petersbourg. This vexes
me much but as nothing that I can do can anywise prevent
it I nee the best I can do is to endeavour to forget it.
Only never trust anything with a Parson which can excite his inquisitiveness.
In your correspondence about Mears I cannot help observing that
your stile was too humble. I see no reason for you to offer your
"humbles services" to any man. "Il lui plairoit de commander mes très
"humbles services". An expressi Is that an expression which any civility can
require from an English man to a foreigner of what ever rank he may be when
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