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<p> have had two days thaw. This has been the most<lb/> severe winter the | <p> have had two days thaw. This has been the most<lb/> severe winter the Tartars have felt for 35 years<lb/> the Frost began the 15th Oct.<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> N.S. & continued<lb/> with very little <gap/> <sic>till</sic> now. The<lb/> Mercury in The Thermometer fell 41 degrees<lb/>below frost the 30<hi rend="superscript">th</hi> Jan<hi rend="superscript">ry</hi>, but it has been <lb/> several times within 4 or 5 degrees of that<lb/> cold.</p> <p>We had in the month of Jan<hi rend="superscript">y</hi> last a Visit<lb/> of Prince Potemkin, he made a Stop of about<lb/> 3 weeks in the Crimea during which time<lb/> his Highness did us the honour to dine with<lb/> us twice. We exoect the Empress here<lb/> in the Course of 5 or 6 weeks but I suppose<lb/> you know more of the history of her Expedition<lb/> than we who never see Newspapers or<lb/> Magazines, & never receive any Letters<lb/> from England or anywhere Else,</p> <p> I shall be extremely happy to have the pleasure<lb/> of hearing from you if you please direct for<lb/> me, <foreign>A <gap/> Messrs Henderson Botanics a<lb/> sa M.J. S. Imperatrice des toutes les Russies<lb/> des Messrs Glin Negoceant St Petersbourg</foreign> <lb/> I most sincerely wish you health & happiness<lb/> and am with much sincerity, <lb/> <sic>D<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></sic> Sir your <sic>oblig'd hble Serv<hi rend="superscript">t</hi></sic> <lb/> Logan Henderson</p> <p> Achmitchit in the Crimea<lb/> 10 April N.S. 1787</p> | ||
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have had two days thaw. This has been the most
severe winter the Tartars have felt for 35 years
the Frost began the 15th Oct.r N.S. & continued
with very little till now. The
Mercury in The Thermometer fell 41 degrees
below frost the 30th Janry, but it has been
several times within 4 or 5 degrees of that
cold.
We had in the month of Jany last a Visit
of Prince Potemkin, he made a Stop of about
3 weeks in the Crimea during which time
his Highness did us the honour to dine with
us twice. We exoect the Empress here
in the Course of 5 or 6 weeks but I suppose
you know more of the history of her Expedition
than we who never see Newspapers or
Magazines, & never receive any Letters
from England or anywhere Else,
I shall be extremely happy to have the pleasure
of hearing from you if you please direct for
me, A Messrs Henderson Botanics a
sa M.J. S. Imperatrice des toutes les Russies
des Messrs Glin Negoceant St Petersbourg
I most sincerely wish you health & happiness
and am with much sincerity,
Dr Sir your oblig'd hble Servt
Logan Henderson
Achmitchit in the Crimea
10 April N.S. 1787
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