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<p>who passed Each of them 4 or 5 days with me at | |||
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Critchoff, One of them a M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. Madwinoff, Captain | |||
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in the Navy, married to an English Lady at Leghorn | |||
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Daughter I <sic>beleive</sic> of the Consul there; his Lady was | |||
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with him as well as Two of his Sisters; They were | |||
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going to Cherson where He is lately made President | |||
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of the Admiralty Board there; He wants me much | |||
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to be One of his Colleagues; but tho' the Prince | |||
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should wish it also, I do not find myself | |||
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much disposed for it. as however my <sic>Batallion</sic> | |||
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is destined next Summer for either that place | |||
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or the Crimea, I shall no doubt go with it; what | |||
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business I shall have there I know not as yet, the | |||
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spending a short time towards the Borders of the Black | |||
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Sea would forward my Critchoff Undertakings; but | |||
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I doubt finding any thing which will compensate | |||
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for a constant absence from thence.</p> | |||
<p>Be that as it may, I hope, Sir, that it will give | |||
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you some pleasure when i assure you, that my | |||
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Situation, upon the whole, is agreable, & promises | |||
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to be advantageous in point of Profit.</p> | |||
<p>My desire however of making you a visit | |||
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is so great that I can scarcely refrain from | |||
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taking Steps to bring it about even next Summer.</p> | |||
<p>26<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>. I have been kept here till this time, but am</p> | |||
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who passed Each of them 4 or 5 days with me at
Critchoff, One of them a Mr. Madwinoff, Captain
in the Navy, married to an English Lady at Leghorn
Daughter I beleive of the Consul there; his Lady was
with him as well as Two of his Sisters; They were
going to Cherson where He is lately made President
of the Admiralty Board there; He wants me much
to be One of his Colleagues; but tho' the Prince
should wish it also, I do not find myself
much disposed for it. as however my Batallion
is destined next Summer for either that place
or the Crimea, I shall no doubt go with it; what
business I shall have there I know not as yet, the
spending a short time towards the Borders of the Black
Sea would forward my Critchoff Undertakings; but
I doubt finding any thing which will compensate
for a constant absence from thence.
Be that as it may, I hope, Sir, that it will give
you some pleasure when i assure you, that my
Situation, upon the whole, is agreable, & promises
to be advantageous in point of Profit.
My desire however of making you a visit
is so great that I can scarcely refrain from
taking Steps to bring it about even next Summer.
26th. I have been kept here till this time, but am
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