John Ledyard's Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788, Volume 2University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1964 - 698 pages |
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Page 251
... received as a present of the Commandant of the Russian Fron- tier Village 4 Bottles of a small wine of some kind , & from the commanding Officer of the Russ Guard 6 Lemons & some white Bread ; which was a friendly present here , where ...
... received as a present of the Commandant of the Russian Fron- tier Village 4 Bottles of a small wine of some kind , & from the commanding Officer of the Russ Guard 6 Lemons & some white Bread ; which was a friendly present here , where ...
Page 308
... received it from you I lent it to Madame de la fayette , who has been obliged to lend it hand to hand and has never returned it . I am Sir your very humble servt . , Th : Jefferson 1 This refers to a copy of Ledyard's Journal of Captain ...
... received it from you I lent it to Madame de la fayette , who has been obliged to lend it hand to hand and has never returned it . I am Sir your very humble servt . , Th : Jefferson 1 This refers to a copy of Ledyard's Journal of Captain ...
Page 310
... received an answer from the Empress , who declines the propo- sition made on your account . She thinks it chimaerical . I am in hopes your execution of it from our side of the continent will prove contrary . I thought it necessary to ...
... received an answer from the Empress , who declines the propo- sition made on your account . She thinks it chimaerical . I am in hopes your execution of it from our side of the continent will prove contrary . I thought it necessary to ...
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