Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788: The Journal and Selected LettersUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1966 - 293 pages |
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Page 40
... empress . " Billings ' expedition how- ever had left St. Petersburg the preceding October . Before learning of Catherine's final decision on Ledyard , Grimm must have pressed the issue further , for on July 23 the empress wrote him ...
... empress . " Billings ' expedition how- ever had left St. Petersburg the preceding October . Before learning of Catherine's final decision on Ledyard , Grimm must have pressed the issue further , for on July 23 the empress wrote him ...
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... Empress , with a positive order to the Governor- General to aid him on his way . This order could not be counter- manded , nor the passport of the Empress treated with disrespect , till intelligence could be sent to Petersburg , and ...
... Empress , with a positive order to the Governor- General to aid him on his way . This order could not be counter- manded , nor the passport of the Empress treated with disrespect , till intelligence could be sent to Petersburg , and ...
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... Empress of Russia solicited . He eagerly embraced the proposi- tion , and M. de Sémoulin , the Russian Ambassador , and more particularly Baron Grimm , the special correspondent of the Empress , solicited her permission for him to pass ...
... Empress of Russia solicited . He eagerly embraced the proposi- tion , and M. de Sémoulin , the Russian Ambassador , and more particularly Baron Grimm , the special correspondent of the Empress , solicited her permission for him to pass ...
Contents
Significance and Problems of Interpre | 32 |
Siberia in the Eighteenth Century | 63 |
The History and Editing of the Papers | 81 |
Copyright | |
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