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<p> Petersburg. Easter day O.S. and half the nation <lb/> drunk through devotion.</p> <p> I <del>have</del> <add>am</add> just this instant ,del>set my </del> returned from dinner,<lb/> to see if there were any messages or letters for me.<lb/> I find one card, and 2 letters, the <del> <gap/> </del> card is from<lb/> the Countess & Count Ostermann the Chancellor to invite<lb/> me to supper the day after tomorrow, where I shall be forced <lb/> to eat a great deal at a time I would wish to eat nothing.</p> <p> The <del>othe</del> two letters are from your honour, the first<lb/> I have received and will I no doubt furnish me a <lb/>delicious feast though I have but just dined.</p> <p> I have only opened them and taken up the pen that<lb/> I may give you a few of the ideas which arise as <lb/> I go on in reading them. It is the only chance you <lb/> have for my answering them as I am at present <lb/>circumstanced.<lb/> I also take a scrap of paper to <lb/> put down heads of enquiry for giving you news, which <lb/> I hope I shall contrive to write upon.</p> <head>Cou</head>. <p> You have been very good to give me so much matter <lb/> for letter: It is a matter I still think of at odd times<lb/> but as I have other matters at present more interesting<lb/>I don't feel such a degree of satisfaction from it as I otherwise <lb/> should do. it is a matter <foreign>au pis aller,</foreign> <del> <gap/> </del> <add>or</add> which perhaps <lb/> may <del>in</del> yield something in conjunction with other matters</p> <head>Letters from S.B.</head> <p> I am exceedingly happy to think that my letters have given <lb/> so much pleasure to my Father, Uncle, Cousin & c <lb/> If I had more <add>of </add> the faculty of writing upon such subjects <lb/>and had <add>not</add> so much <add>of that</add> timidity <del> <gap/> <gap/> </del> which has <lb/> made me conceal a great deal, I flatter myself <lb/> their pleasure would have been greater. At the <lb/>same time that I may <del>ha</del> be too timid with respect <lb/> to what I trust to the post <del>g</del> I could wish you<lb/> were much <add>more</add> so. Depend upon it letters are opened <lb/> and depend upon it also that any thing about <hi rend="underline">Cour</hi><lb/> may hurt me.</p> <p> <lb/> The going to Moscow which you<lb/> seem not at all satisfied< with I shall say nothing <lb/> more about except that it has answered my expectations<lb/> <del>and</del> in general which <del> are </deL. <add. it is </add> not worth while I <del> may </del> <add> should </add> explain<del>ing</del><lb/> to you. and besides <hi rend="underline">that</hi> my connection with <lb/> Pleschijeff which was the <del> <gap/> <del> unforeseen consequence of it, <lb/> is an inestimable treasure. As I am sure you will </p> <pb/> <!-- start of right hand column --><p> now no longer be dissatisfied with me on that account the <lb/> feelings which I had from the part of your letter which <lb/> touched on that subject will presently pass away.</p> <pb/> <head>List of Navy.</head> <p> I shall certainly be much obliged to Wilson for this, <lb/> supposing it to be of this year with the stations and <lb/> Commanders of each Ship. I have just now lying <lb/> before <add> me </add> a perfect list of that kind of the latter and <lb/> of last summer <del>belonging</del> of Sr James Harris's. </p> <pb/><p> <del> I have no notion of <hi rend="underline">your </hi> taking it into your head <lb/> to give me lessons about caution & prudence and the <lb/> like. Where the devil have you been and what have | |||
Petersburg. Easter day O.S. and half the nation
drunk through devotion.
I have am just this instant ,del>set my returned from dinner,
to see if there were any messages or letters for me.
I find one card, and 2 letters, the card is from
the Countess & Count Ostermann the Chancellor to invite
me to supper the day after tomorrow, where I shall be forced
to eat a great deal at a time I would wish to eat nothing.
The othe two letters are from your honour, the first
I have received and will I no doubt furnish me a
delicious feast though I have but just dined.
I have only opened them and taken up the pen that
I may give you a few of the ideas which arise as
I go on in reading them. It is the only chance you
have for my answering them as I am at present
circumstanced.
I also take a scrap of paper to
put down heads of enquiry for giving you news, which
I hope I shall contrive to write upon.
Cou.
You have been very good to give me so much matter
for letter: It is a matter I still think of at odd times
but as I have other matters at present more interesting
I don't feel such a degree of satisfaction from it as I otherwise
should do. it is a matter au pis aller, or which perhaps
may in yield something in conjunction with other matters
Letters from S.B.
I am exceedingly happy to think that my letters have given
so much pleasure to my Father, Uncle, Cousin & c
If I had more of the faculty of writing upon such subjects
and had not so much of that timidity which has
made me conceal a great deal, I flatter myself
their pleasure would have been greater. At the
same time that I may ha be too timid with respect
to what I trust to the post g I could wish you
were much more so. Depend upon it letters are opened
and depend upon it also that any thing about Cour
may hurt me.
The going to Moscow which you
seem not at all satisfied< with I shall say nothing
more about except that it has answered my expectations
and in general which are </deL. <add. it is </add> not worth while I may should explaining
to you. and besides that my connection with
Pleschijeff which was the unforeseen consequence of it,
is an inestimable treasure. As I am sure you will
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now no longer be dissatisfied with me on that account the
feelings which I had from the part of your letter which
touched on that subject will presently pass away.
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List of Navy.
I shall certainly be much obliged to Wilson for this,
supposing it to be of this year with the stations and
Commanders of each Ship. I have just now lying
before me a perfect list of that kind of the latter and
of last summer belonging of Sr James Harris's.
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I have no notion of your taking it into your head
to give me lessons about caution & prudence and the
like. Where the devil have you been and what have
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Samuel Bentham |
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