JB/538/275/002

Click Here To Edit

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 ina manner
brought up under him

This Page Has Not Been Transcribed Yet

Identifier: | JB/538/275/002"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 538.
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
Recto/Verso		Page Numbering
Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number
Box Contents