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you answers. Possibly for want of leisure he
may scarcely have looked at them, and possibly
he may have been displeased from an idea of
my having referred you to him for his decisions.
As I have heard nothing from him I fear the
worst, but I will write as soon as I can to
a friend by whom I hope at least to hear how
the matter stands and to lay the blame on your
over-zeal. At any rate I must endeavour
to meet you in the Crimea and to make
provision for the Salaries as well as to get
all assistance for the establishments.
The commercial scheme for the Vessel to be loaded with tallow & wax
to be t with the view of defraying the expences
of the exportation of the Colony unless I should
rather have shared the profits of with some Merchant
than have proposed to the Prince; and that chiefly
for the sake of proposing as little as possible. It is
being troublesome to make him think.
I must endeavour to make myself quiet till
I hear of how your letters acted: but in the
meantime I am meditating a Contract Scheme
Critchoff
Dr Debraw I think I may
shall have the malt spirit Contract
terms of receiving half the profit arising.
his improvements. On the same terms
I am in hopes of getting leave to propose to
Dinwiddie for undertaking the management
of a part of the estate where any new manufacturies
as well as agriculture may be carried
on. Dr Browne from Carmarthen
whom I mentioned to you in a letter from
Moscow returned here with me and not being
pleased with the circumstances attending the
of his profession at Moscow although
he had determined on returning to England is
well disposed to take a part of this estate
on the terms I am about to propose to the
Prince. His idea of the terms are that
the Prince is to have half the increased profit
as of the other half he as well as other of our
countrymen who would take each them a part of
the estate to have 2/3 and I the remaining
1/3 of the other half. In that manner by
engaging a number of Fermiers for different
parts of the estate, and for different fabricks, though
I should have less 1/3 only of what each would receive
from his business yet my profits from the whole
would be greater than any except the Prince's.
For All money advanced by the Prince for purchase
of materials & to be retained out of the profits
with 6 pr ct interest pr annum. But all capital
sunk in buildings and &c which remain on
the estate not to be returned but 10 pr ct interest
to be paid for it. The term of engagement
15 years.
The Prince to allow from 100
to 300 rubles for each person to defray the
expences of his coming out.
Not to run the hazard of plaguing him with
any new proposal at a time when his head
may be full of other things and after perhaps
he has a plan for the management of his estate
with which he is satisfied, I shall I believe
next post instruct one of my friends to
make the proposal in my name at a proper
time shewing my letter.
It is not possible for me at present to go to
the Crimea neither does it seem at all necessary.
I have not heard of people's being so very anxious
about purchasing estate there for I do not
suppose that any estates are secured as yet nor
perhaps will be till the Prince goes there.
Of this however I know nothing for certain
I have long ago in commissioned Karsakoff
to purchase for me any bargain there which
may present itself. He has given the
Commission to the Governor, but nothing
has as yet come of it. I will write again
and again to Cessakoff about the business.
I may also probably beg the Prince to let
me know what land I may have according
to his promise also what Mr Fitzherbert is
to have as he tells me we can I am to go halves
with him in his share
With some of your last packets by way
of St Petersburgh I received a very friendly
letter from Mr Carew dated Dec r 8th.
I have not yet time to answer it therefore
if you see him beg him to excuse me for
a post or two.
Get what intelligence you can about this
business for all the bricks made here crumble
to pieces in a few months.
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