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At the Camp of Cadalagne the 21/10 June 1786
Permit, me my Friend, to give you an Account,
of the manner in which the Rencontér has terminated
that I have had with Prince Dashkoff; the
Interest that you take in me, authorises me
to do it; and I look upon it as my duty to
lay before you the Particulars of an Affair
which has made but too much noise, and
the Conclusion of which has been so long
delayed.
We met each other, the Prince & I, upon the
Frontiers of Poland on the side of Vasilkoff, the
22d of May, accompanied by our Seconds.
I offerred the Prince to fire first, but he refused
it, saying that the wrongs he had done me
would not suffer him to take the least Advantage
of me. His Second offerred me the Choice of
a Pistol one of their Pistols; I accepted it, and
fired. at him but the Pistol altho' well charged
snapped & did not go off. It was then his turn
to fire but after the wrongs he acknowledged
he had done me he resisted every Instance I
made him upon the occasion, begging me with
great warmth to fire a Second time. I then
charged fired his other Pistol without hitting him;
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