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<!-- This page is organised in two columns --> <p> As to Steam Engines I have no immediate<lb/> use for them although it is certain they <lb/> would have their use, as for the raising <lb/> of water for the working machines: But <lb/> I should have no hopes of getting a man<lb/> capable of erecting them for any Salary<lb/>I could at present offer.</p> <p> Any clever people capable of introducing <lb/> improvements in the Prince's Government <lb/>might meet with good encouragement<lb/> but I should be very sorry to recommend<lb/> any who in the end should fail<lb/> in their proposals.</p> <p> But the sort of person whom above all <lb/> I have the most occasion for and whom <lb/> you & such of my friends as find pleasure<lb/> in hearing from me are most interested<lb/> in the procuring me is a somebody who <lb/> could assist me in my correspondence.<lb/> Any English man who could be attached to <lb/> me and whom I could depend on. <del> His <gap/> </del> <lb/> | <!-- This page is organised in two columns --> <p> As to Steam Engines I have no immediate<lb/> use for them although it is certain they <lb/> would have their use, as for the raising <lb/> of water for the working machines: But <lb/> I should have no hopes of getting a man<lb/> capable of erecting them for any Salary<lb/>I could at present offer.</p> <p> Any clever people capable of introducing <lb/> improvements in the Prince's Government <lb/>might meet with good encouragement<lb/> but I should be very sorry to recommend<lb/> any who in the end should fail<lb/> in their proposals.</p> <p> But the sort of person whom above all <lb/> I have the most occasion for and whom <lb/> you & such of my friends as find pleasure<lb/> in hearing from me are most interested<lb/> in the procuring me is a somebody who <lb/> could assist me in my correspondence.<lb/> Any English man who could be attached to <lb/> me and whom I could depend on. <del> His <gap/> </del> <lb/>Who when I have given him in short at different<lb/> times the ideas I wish to communicate would <lb/> put them into a <sic>Stile</sic> adapted to the mode<lb/> of communication required. If he understood<lb/> French enough to translate from it that would <lb/> be an extraordinary merit. There certainly <lb/> do exist poor Curates for example who with <lb/> all the qualifications desirable <sic>cant</sic> get more<lb/> than 30 pounds a year to live on. I certainly<lb/> could give that besides living & <sic>expences</sic> of <lb/> coming out into the bargain. One of that <lb/> profession would be more suitable on every</p> <pb/> <!-- second column --> <p>account except were he not free of Pedantry.<lb/> A few prejudices might be put up with<lb/> and if they are not firmly rooted they <lb/> would soon die away here of themselves.<lb/> Your finding me such a person seems the only <lb/> chance of my becoming a <sic>tollerable</sic> correspondent.<lb/> <!-- Following sentence appears to be a later addition --><hi rend="underline">This Salary it is plain must be at my own <sic>expence</sic>.</hi> </p><p> I am in hopes that among the different<lb/> people I may get from England they may <lb/> be one who understands brewing so that <lb/> I may get good beer an article much <lb/> prized here and which might also be <lb/> advantageous in point of profit at least <lb/> to the brewer. The Prince wants much <lb/> to introduce the use of Beer in his<lb/> Governments and permits the sale of it<lb/> without any excise. He would <lb/>give a Salary to a man who was a <lb/> professed brewer, but as that art is so <lb/> universally understood in England I <lb/> think there would be no occasion for <lb/> a man on purpose.</p> <p> I much doubt whether I shall be able to <lb/> send you any more money or credit by <lb/> this opportunity. In the mean time employ<lb/> the 600 <sic>rubles</sic> intended for Burkit at <lb/> your discretion. It would bear the <sic>expences</sic><lb/> of 8 or 10 people coming out by <lb/> way of Riga. <!-- following sentence appears to be a later addition -->Those who have the <lb/> Captain's table pay certainly not more <lb/> that 8 guineas.</p> | ||
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As to Steam Engines I have no immediate
use for them although it is certain they
would have their use, as for the raising
of water for the working machines: But
I should have no hopes of getting a man
capable of erecting them for any Salary
I could at present offer.
Any clever people capable of introducing
improvements in the Prince's Government
might meet with good encouragement
but I should be very sorry to recommend
any who in the end should fail
in their proposals.
But the sort of person whom above all
I have the most occasion for and whom
you & such of my friends as find pleasure
in hearing from me are most interested
in the procuring me is a somebody who
could assist me in my correspondence.
Any English man who could be attached to
me and whom I could depend on. His
Who when I have given him in short at different
times the ideas I wish to communicate would
put them into a Stile adapted to the mode
of communication required. If he understood
French enough to translate from it that would
be an extraordinary merit. There certainly
do exist poor Curates for example who with
all the qualifications desirable cant get more
than 30 pounds a year to live on. I certainly
could give that besides living & expences of
coming out into the bargain. One of that
profession would be more suitable on every
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account except were he not free of Pedantry.
A few prejudices might be put up with
and if they are not firmly rooted they
would soon die away here of themselves.
Your finding me such a person seems the only
chance of my becoming a tollerable correspondent.
This Salary it is plain must be at my own expence.
I am in hopes that among the different
people I may get from England they may
be one who understands brewing so that
I may get good beer an article much
prized here and which might also be
advantageous in point of profit at least
to the brewer. The Prince wants much
to introduce the use of Beer in his
Governments and permits the sale of it
without any excise. He would
give a Salary to a man who was a
professed brewer, but as that art is so
universally understood in England I
think there would be no occasion for
a man on purpose.
I much doubt whether I shall be able to
send you any more money or credit by
this opportunity. In the mean time employ
the 600 rubles intended for Burkit at
your discretion. It would bear the expences
of 8 or 10 people coming out by
way of Riga. Those who have the
Captain's table pay certainly not more
that 8 guineas.
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