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<p> Perme Dec. 2<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> 1781.</p> <p> The greatest part of this Government is the property of the <lb/>Stroganof family. The principal of this family is the <lb/>Count Stroganoff. He & the BAron were both her at the <lb/>opening of the new Government. The Count is the <lb/>greatest lover & encourager of Science particularly of <lb/>Natural history, of any of the Russian nobility of distinction.<lb/>He has resided many years in France<lb/>and made the tour of Europe, He has the greatest <lb/>extent of possessions, though not the richest, of any in <lb/>the Country. He was mightily pleased with the <lb/><hi rend="underline">amphibious</hi> Carriage. After he had been on it on the <lb/>water, I drove out in it one morning to call on him <lb/>at his quarters 9 versts out of Town. We were <lb/>both engaged to dine at the General Governor's <lb/>in Town, and therefore he <del>must</del> <add> would</add> needs return<lb/>with me in my carriage. From the vehicles<lb/>being so exceedingly easy-hung & commodious, but <lb/>more probably from the singularity of it, he was <lb/>highly delighted with his ride. he told me <lb/>that <del> above</del> all the curiosities he should give <lb/>the Empress an account of his having seen during <lb/>his journey, my carriage would be the most <lb/> <unclear>reina kable</unclear>: and he would not for any thing <lb/>but have rid in it, that he might have to <lb/>tel her so. When we came to the Governor's<lb/>seeing my carriage from the window, he & all the <lb/>company came to the door, and were not a <lb/>little <sic>surprized</sic> to see a blue <sic>ribband</sic> <gap/> <lb/>disembark. The Count ordered a French painter<lb/>he has with him to make a sketch of this <lb/>vehicle that he might the better be able to give <lb/>the empress an idea of its contraption and I have <lb/>got a drawing of it done here which I have <lb/>sent a copy to him at Petersbourg; another <lb/>I gave the Gen<hi rend="superscript">l</hi>: <unclear>Gowerme, | |||
</unclear> that he may <sic>shew</sic> it <lb/>likewise to her Majesty; a 3<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> Copy I have sent <lb/>to Mr Davidoff; a 4<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> I send you wither with <lb/>this letter or probably with a little box of small <lb/>specimens of minerals.</p> <p> the Count was so <lb/>very desirous of my going to see the Salt works<lb/>belonging to him & the other <del><gap/></del> <add> branches</add> of the family <lb/>that I could not but promise him to make <lb/>an excursion thither. They are situated in <lb/>the borders of the river about 30 <unclear>Kama</unclear> versts<lb/>below <unclear>Salikainskaja</unclear>. I had heard much <lb/>of a subterraneous Cavern situated about 100 versts</p> <pb/> | |||
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Perme Dec. 2d 1781.
The greatest part of this Government is the property of the
Stroganof family. The principal of this family is the
Count Stroganoff. He & the BAron were both her at the
opening of the new Government. The Count is the
greatest lover & encourager of Science particularly of
Natural history, of any of the Russian nobility of distinction.
He has resided many years in France
and made the tour of Europe, He has the greatest
extent of possessions, though not the richest, of any in
the Country. He was mightily pleased with the
amphibious Carriage. After he had been on it on the
water, I drove out in it one morning to call on him
at his quarters 9 versts out of Town. We were
both engaged to dine at the General Governor's
in Town, and therefore he must would needs return
with me in my carriage. From the vehicles
being so exceedingly easy-hung & commodious, but
more probably from the singularity of it, he was
highly delighted with his ride. he told me
that above all the curiosities he should give
the Empress an account of his having seen during
his journey, my carriage would be the most
reina kable: and he would not for any thing
but have rid in it, that he might have to
tel her so. When we came to the Governor's
seeing my carriage from the window, he & all the
company came to the door, and were not a
little surprized to see a blue ribband
disembark. The Count ordered a French painter
he has with him to make a sketch of this
vehicle that he might the better be able to give
the empress an idea of its contraption and I have
got a drawing of it done here which I have
sent a copy to him at Petersbourg; another
I gave the Genl: Gowerme,
that he may shew it
likewise to her Majesty; a 3d Copy I have sent
to Mr Davidoff; a 4th I send you wither with
this letter or probably with a little box of small
specimens of minerals.
the Count was so
very desirous of my going to see the Salt works
belonging to him & the other branches of the family
that I could not but promise him to make
an excursion thither. They are situated in
the borders of the river about 30 Kama versts
below Salikainskaja. I had heard much
of a subterraneous Cavern situated about 100 versts
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Samuel Bentham |
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