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all our House is very Large and without a peach, and
I am in very bad Health; owing to my Lying all the
Spring and Summer in Marshes and Woods in
my Tent, I am forced to Walk 40 or 50 Verst a
Day; and to morrow I must ride to Town tho' so bad
with the Piles I can hardly sit down, my Situation
here is every way uneasy, for I am obliged to dissemble
with our Ensign; who has behaved very ill, and I
wou'd wish to take the Command from him, which
I cannot possibly do at present as I am obliged to
Live in the Woods, I wish the Coll.l had sent
Sidroff here in his Room, who I believe is a very good
young fellow and would do him more justice than this
one, be sure before you Leave Irkutosky to buy every
thing you want, and as there is no Milk here you must
provide a Little Tea & c. for the Mornings, Sugar
is here at the Cheapes time C. as a fount and
Everything Else in proportion, I have to our Coll.l
to Let you have Money for to buy for me the following
things which I hope you wont forget Neglect —
Never mind Mr Shellekoff's saying there is plenty
of such things in Okhotsky, he told me so, but
I found Everything here three times as dear as
in Irkutsky, and as the Greatest part of the
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