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<p>him to any body else for a character of you — He laments | |||
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that the Salary (50£)<!-- or "(50L)"? --> should be so inadequate — He observes | |||
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by way of inducement for you to take the young man that it might | |||
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be a means of opening a door to connections in Russia which | |||
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might be of use to you. His name is Afanasieve: he is at | |||
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present with a M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <hi rend="underline">Mistiers</hi> at <sic>Rotherhith</sic>. He does not like | |||
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being there - Mistiers understands buying Timber very well but does | |||
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not trouble himself about the building part. He is about 22 or 23 | |||
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He has not had much <add>intellectual</add> education — no languages — Arithmetic & | |||
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perhaps a little Geometry — — a very good moral education — | |||
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understands something of Shipbuilding — James the great Ship | |||
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<unclear>builder at</unclear> Petersburgh an englishman but a thick <sic>scull</sic> | |||
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Sambouski wants us to make an interest to get an order of | |||
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admission for Afan: <unclear>Ponshin</unclear> (the Minister) applied to L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> | |||
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Sandwich for something of that sort <unclear>in</unclear> a former occasion, but | |||
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unsuccessfully. — Knowles has often owned to him that he repented | |||
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<unclear>leaving</unclear> Russia - Samb. says he was very <unclear>violent</unclear> & | |||
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fickle, & <unclear>universally</unclear> known to be so. Davies confirms this | |||
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from L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> Howe who knew him well having been ina manner | |||
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brought up under him</p> | |||
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him to any body else for a character of you — He laments
that the Salary (50£) should be so inadequate — He observes
by way of inducement for you to take the young man that it might
be a means of opening a door to connections in Russia which
might be of use to you. His name is Afanasieve: he is at
present with a Mr Mistiers at Rotherhith. He does not like
being there - Mistiers understands buying Timber very well but does
not trouble himself about the building part. He is about 22 or 23
He has not had much intellectual education — no languages — Arithmetic &
perhaps a little Geometry — — a very good moral education —
understands something of Shipbuilding — James the great Ship
builder at Petersburgh an englishman but a thick scull
Sambouski wants us to make an interest to get an order of
admission for Afan: Ponshin (the Minister) applied to Ld
Sandwich for something of that sort in a former occasion, but
unsuccessfully. — Knowles has often owned to him that he repented
leaving Russia - Samb. says he was very violent &
fickle, & universally known to be so. Davies confirms this
from Ld Howe who knew him well having been ina manner
brought up under him
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1779-01-31 |
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Correspondence |
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Jeremy Bentham |
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