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<head>J.B.'s Money</head> <p> As to your Money the produce of Malthouse, <lb/> I should be sorry you should lay it<lb/> out in Annuity, <del>neith</del> but I would not <lb/> take charge of it either: but I should <lb/> wish and <sic>advice</sic> is that you should bring<lb/> it here with you when you come to see<lb/> me. I think you would find much <lb/> better means of employing it here than<lb/> at home; but you must see that<lb/> yourself first. Ducats of Holand<lb/> seem to be the best of all money to <lb/> bring into this country particularly<lb/> this part of it. These will here often<lb/>fetch 3 <sic>rubles</sic> a piece, and a guinea<lb/>would not procure you in credit<lb/> through a Banker more than 6<lb/> <sic>rubles</sic>, you would gain therefore <lb/> what you get more than 2 ducats<lb/> in exchange for a guinea.</p> <p> If we take a trip to the Crimea together<lb/> you may like and find it advantageous <lb/> to buy some land there. The use of <lb/> buying is the having the choice of <lb/> such as is at present in the hands of <lb/> some of the Tartars who may wish to <lb/> sell it. The Prince has promised to give <lb/> me some as he would you likewise; but <lb/>when we <sic>cant</sic> pick & choose.</p> <pb/> <!-- second column --> <head>Project Code</head> <p> As to the young man whom you seemed to <lb/>think might be <sic>usefull</sic> to you. He is <lb/> too schoolboyish & insignificant for <lb/> me to count his friendship, and at the <lb/>same time too insensible & inconstant <lb/> to <del>give</del> be capable of being of any use.<lb/> He is a good natured boy who has <lb/> nothing but Novels & plays in his head.<lb/> I <sic>dont</sic> like at all that expression <lb/>"If the French be found <sic>tollerable</sic>" <lb/> Why not <sic>tollerable</sic> or rather good<lb/> if corrected by a Frenchman who <lb/> is master of his language and surely<lb/> you will find one for that purpose.</p> <p> I hope you have almost done <del>and <lb/> that</del> for it would be universally vexatious<lb/> if you were prevented from coming <lb/> to see me at the end of the Summer.<lb/> I <sic>cant</sic> help wishing there were no <lb/> offer made to any Court. The having <lb/> the work presented is sufficient to induce<lb/> those to apply who are disposed to attend<lb/> to the subject. At any rate do pray <lb/> let me see the letters of offers before<lb/> you send them.</p> <p> <sic>L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> S</sic> & Carew could assist you in <lb/> the <del>send</del> desiring the English ministers<lb/> at the different Courts to present the copies<lb/> <unclear>Titcherfoot</unclear> would require no such assistance<lb/> But I think it might be better that I <lb/> should beg the Prince to present it. Still better if <lb/> both were to present each a copy.</p> | <head>J.B.'s Money</head> <p> As to your Money the produce of Malthouse, <lb/> I should be sorry you should lay it<lb/> out in Annuity, <del>neith</del> but I would not <lb/> take charge of it either: but I should <lb/> wish and <sic>advice</sic> is that you should bring<lb/> it here with you when you come to see<lb/> me. I think you would find much <lb/> better means of employing it here than<lb/> at home; but you must see that<lb/> yourself first. Ducats of Holand<lb/> seem to be the best of all money to <lb/> bring into this country particularly<lb/> this part of it. These will here often<lb/>fetch 3 <sic>rubles</sic> a piece, and a guinea<lb/>would not procure you in credit<lb/> through a Banker more than 6<lb/> <sic>rubles</sic>, you would gain therefore <lb/> what you get more than 2 ducats<lb/> in exchange for a guinea.</p> <p> If we take a trip to the Crimea together<lb/> you may like and find it advantageous <lb/> to buy some land there. The use of <lb/> buying is the having the choice of <lb/> such as is at present in the hands of <lb/> some of the Tartars who may wish to <lb/> sell it. The Prince has promised to give <lb/> me some as he would you likewise; but <lb/>when we <sic>cant</sic> pick & choose.</p> <pb/> <!-- second column --> <head>Project Code</head> <p> As to the young man whom you seemed to <lb/>think might be <sic>usefull</sic> to you. He is <lb/> too schoolboyish & insignificant for <lb/> me to count his friendship, and at the <lb/>same time too insensible & inconstant <lb/> to <del>give</del> be capable of being of any use.<lb/> He is a good natured boy who has <lb/> nothing but Novels & plays in his head.<lb/> I <sic>dont</sic> like at all that expression <lb/>"If the French be found <sic>tollerable</sic>" <lb/> Why not <sic>tollerable</sic> or rather good<lb/> if corrected by a Frenchman who <lb/> is master of his language and surely<lb/> you will find one for that purpose.</p> <p> I hope you have almost done <del>and <lb/> that</del> for it would be universally vexatious<lb/> if you were prevented from coming <lb/> to see me at the end of the Summer.<lb/> I <sic>cant</sic> help wishing there were no <lb/> offer made to any Court. The having <lb/> the work presented is sufficient to induce<lb/> those to apply who are disposed to attend<lb/> to the subject. At any rate do pray <lb/> let me see the letters of offers before<lb/> you send them.</p> <p> <sic>L<hi rend="superscript">d</hi> S</sic> & Carew could assist you in <lb/> the <del>send</del> desiring the English ministers<lb/> at the different Courts to present the copies<lb/> <unclear>Titcherfoot</unclear> would require no such assistance<lb/> But I think it might be better that I <lb/> should beg the Prince to present it. Still better if <lb/> both were to present each a copy.</p> | ||
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J.B.'s Money
As to your Money the produce of Malthouse,
I should be sorry you should lay it
out in Annuity, neith but I would not
take charge of it either: but I should
wish and advice is that you should bring
it here with you when you come to see
me. I think you would find much
better means of employing it here than
at home; but you must see that
yourself first. Ducats of Holand
seem to be the best of all money to
bring into this country particularly
this part of it. These will here often
fetch 3 rubles a piece, and a guinea
would not procure you in credit
through a Banker more than 6
rubles, you would gain therefore
what you get more than 2 ducats
in exchange for a guinea.
If we take a trip to the Crimea together
you may like and find it advantageous
to buy some land there. The use of
buying is the having the choice of
such as is at present in the hands of
some of the Tartars who may wish to
sell it. The Prince has promised to give
me some as he would you likewise; but
when we cant pick & choose.
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Project Code
As to the young man whom you seemed to
think might be usefull to you. He is
too schoolboyish & insignificant for
me to count his friendship, and at the
same time too insensible & inconstant
to give be capable of being of any use.
He is a good natured boy who has
nothing but Novels & plays in his head.
I dont like at all that expression
"If the French be found tollerable"
Why not tollerable or rather good
if corrected by a Frenchman who
is master of his language and surely
you will find one for that purpose.
I hope you have almost done and
that for it would be universally vexatious
if you were prevented from coming
to see me at the end of the Summer.
I cant help wishing there were no
offer made to any Court. The having
the work presented is sufficient to induce
those to apply who are disposed to attend
to the subject. At any rate do pray
let me see the letters of offers before
you send them.
Ld S & Carew could assist you in
the send desiring the English ministers
at the different Courts to present the copies
Titcherfoot would require no such assistance
But I think it might be better that I
should beg the Prince to present it. Still better if
both were to present each a copy.
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