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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,

Identifier: | JB/539/282/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 539.
Date_1	1782-01-??	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	282	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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