Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788: The Journal and Selected LettersUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1966 - 293 pages |
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... Banks , an enthusiastic promoter of exploration and of science , had heard of Ledyard and decided to raise a subscrip- tion for him , to which two other British patrons contributed.35 His other benefactor was Colonel William Stephens ...
... Banks , an enthusiastic promoter of exploration and of science , had heard of Ledyard and decided to raise a subscrip- tion for him , to which two other British patrons contributed.35 His other benefactor was Colonel William Stephens ...
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... Banks , The Banks Letters , ed . Dawson , p . 682. Here a letter of William Porter to Banks dated April 10 , 1787 , is described which inquires as to Ledyard's financial position ; Porter's partner in St. Petersburg , Brown , had ...
... Banks , The Banks Letters , ed . Dawson , p . 682. Here a letter of William Porter to Banks dated April 10 , 1787 , is described which inquires as to Ledyard's financial position ; Porter's partner in St. Petersburg , Brown , had ...
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... Banks , who were sponsoring his trip to Africa . He , of course , was already indebted to Banks for the contribution of a generous sum of money toward financing the Siberian trip . From London Ledyard wrote to his cousin in New York ...
... Banks , who were sponsoring his trip to Africa . He , of course , was already indebted to Banks for the contribution of a generous sum of money toward financing the Siberian trip . From London Ledyard wrote to his cousin in New York ...
Contents
A Biographical Sketch | 3 |
Significance and Problems of Interpre | 32 |
Siberia in the Eighteenth Century | 53 |
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