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' | <p> <del>Lord Cornwallis with his army 19 Oct <hi rend="superscript">r</hi> 1781 was obliged<lb/>to surrender his prisoners of war.</del></p> <p> Gentlemen <del><gap/> </del></p> <p>I would wish to give you some European news but as it have<lb/><del> 2 year & 1/2 since I left England and have not been</del> <add> I have not received any letters from England for <del> these</del> 3 months past</add> <lb/><del> able to receive letters<add> of late</add> very regularly it is not possible</del> <add> <del> I have nothing of late</del> I hear noting of the affairs of our country but </add> <lb/><del> that I can give you any news of a later date than </del> <add> from the <del>Petersburg</del> <add> Russian Gazette's published at Petersburg.</add> <lb/> what you <gap/> knew. The last <del> <gap/> the</del> <add> important</add> though <lb/>had <add> <gap/> of</add> news <del>,gap/> </del> which I learn <del> by the <gap/> <gap/> <gap/> </del> <add> <del> <gap/> that <gap/> </del> she <gap/> of </gap/<gap/> which have been <gap/> </add> <lb/>is that <add> in Achinica on the 19<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> of Oct <hi rend="superscript">r</hi> last </add> Lord Cornwallis with his army <gap/> of <gap/> <lb/>of 7,000 <gap/> were obliged to surrender <add> a number </add> prisoners of war <add> to the </add> <del> got</del> a <lb/><del> on the 19 of Oct<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <hi rend="underline">last year</hi> </del> <add> Kingsmen <gap/> </add> . In your part of the world however<lb/>I hope we have made such acquisitions as may <gap/> <lb?>I beg your pardon Gentleman for troubling <add> this <gap/> <gap/> </add> you with this<lb/>probably <gap/> letter and am </p> <p>Your most obedient<lb/> humble servant<lb/> S.B.</p> <p. The commerce <add> is </add> carried on here by exchange of goods<lb/>so many or none to signify passing on either side. The Russians<lb/>bring furs of various sorts English & other foreign <sic>cloates</sic> as well <lb/>as the coarse sort manufactured I their own country. <gap/> hide <del>&c</del> <lb/>leather Handmade, Cattle & c. The china in exchange afford <gap/> <lb/>& cotton stuff of various kinds, Teas, porcelain, <gap/> fruits, he, </p> | ||
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Lord Cornwallis with his army 19 Oct r 1781 was obliged
to surrender his prisoners of war.
Gentlemen
I would wish to give you some European news but as it have
2 year & 1/2 since I left England and have not been I have not received any letters from England for these 3 months past
able to receive letters of late very regularly it is not possible I have nothing of late I hear noting of the affairs of our country but
that I can give you any news of a later date than from the Petersburg <add> Russian Gazette's published at Petersburg.
what you knew. The last the important though
had of news ,gap/> which I learn by the that she of </gap/ which have been
is that in Achinica on the 19th of Oct r last Lord Cornwallis with his army of
of 7,000 were obliged to surrender a number prisoners of war to the got a
on the 19 of Octr last year Kingsmen . In your part of the world however
I hope we have made such acquisitions as may <lb?>I beg your pardon Gentleman for troubling this you with this
probably letter and am
Your most obedient
humble servant
S.B.
<p. The commerce is carried on here by exchange of goods
so many or none to signify passing on either side. The Russians
bring furs of various sorts English & other foreign cloates as well
as the coarse sort manufactured I their own country. hide &c
leather Handmade, Cattle & c. The china in exchange afford
& cotton stuff of various kinds, Teas, porcelain, fruits, he,
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Samuel Bentham |
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