| Description | Concerning: delivery of a portrait of Boulton to Novosittzoff [Novosittzouff]; Mr Schneser; Mr Brown's letters and invoices; difficulty of receiving goods from Cronstadt in Winter with frozen rivers; the work; 'Majors from Birmingham' who has erected a button manufactory in St Petersburg with a description of his character; Mr G; flies for the presses; the extreme weather; William Speedyman's recovery and rheumatism. In the post-script is a lengthy detailing of the unfortunate circumstances of Mr Greezen, who is trapped in underpaid and lengthy work at the instrument manufactory. Duncan has appealed to Alabiouff, Wasilieff, and Novosittzoff [Novosittzouff] to no avail as he now under the instruction of Count Cuchebey, and asks Boulton for any help in allieviating him from this as he would be useful in the Mint for his language skills. Also mentions Mr Leizel, who is employed at the bank Mint with a good salary but has lost his Japan goods through Customs.
[22 November 1802 N.S.] |