| Description | Copy letter-book of Samuel Bentham's letters from Russia, 1780-1783.
Contains transcripts, apparently in the hand of Jeremiah Bentham, of extracts from letters written by Samuel Bentham to Jeremy Bentham from Russia, reporting his travels and observations; and from other related letters and documents. Other correspondents include Sergei Pleshcheev; Robert Hynam; Sir James Harris; Major Matve Logonov; and Jeremiah Bentham.
[NB: Letters are often dual-dated: where only one date is given, it appears to be invariably Old Style, and this has been assumed in supplying dual dates below]
Contents:
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 13[/24] Mar1780 [see Corr .2 , no 353]
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 24 Mar[/4 Apr] 1780
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 31 Mar [/11 Apr]1780 [see Corr .2 , no 355]
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 8[/19] Apr 1780; 15/26 Apr 1780; 29 Apr/10 May 1780; 3/14 May 1780
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 15/26 April 1780
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 19/30 April 1780
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 29 Apr/10 May 1780
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 3/14 May 1780
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 17/28 May 1780 [see Corr .2 , no 367]
SB to JB from Chernobyl, 29[/9] Jul 1780
SB to JB from Chernobyl, 1[/12] Aug 1780
Pleshcheev to JB from St Petersburg 21 Jun[/2 Jul] 1780
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 14/25 Oct 1780
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 14/25 Oct 1780
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 3/14 Nov 1780
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 12[/23] Jan 1781 [see Corr .3 , no 384]
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 6/17 Feb 1781 (incorporating letter from Prince Aleksandr Viazemskii; and translation of circular letter from Viazemskii; both 22 Jan[/2 Feb] 1781) [see Corr .3 , no 387]
Pleshcheev to JB from St Petersburg, 14/26[sic] Feb 1781 [see Corr .3 , no 388]
SB to JB from Arkhangelsk, 26 Feb/9 Mar 1781 [see Corr .3 , no 389]
SB to Pleshcheev from Ustjugo, 14/25 Mar 1781
SB to JB from Nizhnii Taghil, 14/25 Apr 1781
SB to JB from Nizhnii Taghil, 3/14 May 1781
SB to Harris from Nizhnii Taghil, 18[/29] May 1781
SB to JB from Ekaterinburg, June 1781
Hynam to Jeremiah Bentham from St Petersburg, 8/[19] Jul 1781
SB to JB from Nizhnii Taghil, 30 Aug/10 Sep 1781 [see Corr ,3 , no 408]
SB to JB from Perm, 20[/31] Oct 1781
Ukaze (imperial order) to Loganov re SB [translation] , 13 [/24] Nov 1781
SB to JB from Perm, 21 Dec 1781/1 Jan 1782
SB to JB from Perm, 21 Dec 1781/1 Jan 1782
SB to JB from Ekaterinberg, 2/13 Jan 1782
SB to JB from Kiakhta, 16[/27] Feb 1782
[see Corr ,3 , no 424]
SB to JB from Irkutsk, 12[/23] April 1782
SB to JB from Irkutsk, 16[/27] June 1782 [see Corr .3 , no 427]
SB's itinerary, including journey through Siberia etc, 6 Feb 1781-9 Oct 1782
Report of the release of a poor boy from military service through SB's intervention
SB's memorial to the Empress re his journey through Siberia [translated from French], Jan 1783
SB's proposals for the improvement of mines, fabrics and salt-works
SB's second memorial to the Empress [translated from French], Jan 1783
Note on relative costs of mine machinery driven by horses and oxen
SB to JB from St Petersburg, 31 Jan/11 Feb 1783 [see Corr .3 , no 438]
Speech by Princess Dashkova on taking her seat as President of the Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg; and response by the Secretary [both in French; with English translations]; and brief character-sketch of the Princess.
SB to Jeremiah Bentham from St Petersburg, 23 Apr [/4 May] 1783 |