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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 in a manner
brought up under him

Davies has had Curtis's letter in which he speaks very
handsomely of you

No - your going with Lind is certainly not worth a
thought

There has been a dreadful fire in Greenwich Hospital.

Could you get Beazely to ask Palliser to let get Afan:
[have] admission? You might ask Ld Mulgrave: & we might at
talk Pentin & Ld Lisburne &c as before.

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Date_1	1779-01-31	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	538	Main Headings
Folio number	275	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
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