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Critchoff July 30/19 1786

Hond Sir

The affair, which gave rise to the Renconter, related,
in the Succeeding Letter, by One of the Actors, is a long
Story, of which I have neither time nor room to give
more than a short abridgement.

Count Mellin is a Livonian Nobleman about 3,
or 4 years older than my Brother. He commanded,
and for ought we have heard, still commands an
Independant Batallion like that of my Brother's;
but which is now upon the point of being reduced.
Upon Prince Dashkoff's getting a Regiment given
him as a sort of reward for the Intelligence he had
brought from the Crimea of the Conquest of that
Country, Part of Count Mellin's Corps was draughted
off to be incorporated with that Regiment.

Dashkoff's general Character is That of a most
accomplished and very honourable Young Man,
but too free in his Speech, and overrun with
Vanity; my Brother's acquaintance with Count
Mellin commenced at Krementchuck on his
return from his Tour with Prince Potemkin; the
Quarrel had even then arisen to a Challenge which
had been given by the Count to the Prince Dashkoff;
and a Duel would have taken place then & there,
had it not been for I know not what Interruption
occasion'd by Prince Potemkin's precipitate & unexpected

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