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were considerable sufferers, may help to account for their behaviour. Benson was altogether
unaccountable: it vented itself in conduct expressive of the highest degree of rage and malice
in return for the most unabated kindness, & without so much as a previous complaint. There is a doubt whether it was
begot by D. or only foster'd by him. By B. no pecuniary loss has been instancd - B. we hear has been well received by the Governor
on the score of countrymanship and a plausible appearance & address. D. is gone
to Russia
All these circumstances together cut off in a manner our communication
with Riga. I could not take shipping there without having my intention (according to the
law) general of the country published there three weeks or a month before my
departure and at that time I must be kicking my heels at an inn there at
or four times as dear least as dear again as the dearest of ours. D. is gone off to Kieff and
that way in consequence pursuance of an invitation given him in consequence upon the strength of the his reputation
he got of a madman for insanity at Riga which seems to have originated in the notion that
1787} J.B. Zadobras
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was taken of him at Riga on account of his professional merit. An attempt was
made for
The diverting themselves with persons of that class forms here a favourite amusement
with some people. If you have a mind to be a defendant in an
action for words you have nothing to do but to let the contents of the letter circulate
among the Merchants of our acquaintance - With about two months
close employment I could give you a tolerably full history of these pretty incidents
and some other similar ones full enough to afford a tolerable satisfaction to
your appetite for ill news.

The Prince has just sold Crechoff. What change if any, this event may
make in Sam's situation it would be to no purpose for me to pretend to guess,
at this distance from all sources of intelligence.



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