Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788: The Journal and Selected LettersUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1966 - 293 pages |
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... Catherine's personal secretary , A. V. Khrapo- vitskii , in his diary on December 18 , 1787 ( O.S. ) : “ It is ordered to send back the American John Ledyard , making his way from Okhotsk to America , from that place ( # 34 ) . There ...
... Catherine's personal secretary , A. V. Khrapo- vitskii , in his diary on December 18 , 1787 ( O.S. ) : “ It is ordered to send back the American John Ledyard , making his way from Okhotsk to America , from that place ( # 34 ) . There ...
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... Catherine's pretext to her probable motives for having Ledyard arrested . Another questionable explanation of the arrest has come by way of Professor Pallas , who mentioned Ledyard's fate to Ed- ward D. Clarke when this English traveler ...
... Catherine's pretext to her probable motives for having Ledyard arrested . Another questionable explanation of the arrest has come by way of Professor Pallas , who mentioned Ledyard's fate to Ed- ward D. Clarke when this English traveler ...
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... Catherine , and to Grimm's apparent suggestion that Ledyard catch up with Billings ' expedition . 3. A reference to Americans . 7. Catherine II to Grimm Ce 23 juillet [ 1786 ] . · Je vous ai dit tout ce que j'avais à dire sur le S ...
... Catherine , and to Grimm's apparent suggestion that Ledyard catch up with Billings ' expedition . 3. A reference to Americans . 7. Catherine II to Grimm Ce 23 juillet [ 1786 ] . · Je vous ai dit tout ce que j'avais à dire sur le S ...
Contents
A Biographical Sketch | 3 |
Significance and Problems of Interpre | 32 |
Siberia in the Eighteenth Century | 53 |
Copyright | |
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