I remain, Revd. and dear Sir, most truly yours,
George Borrow.
P.S.—With respect to the paper, if purchased; would you have me deliver the whole of it into the printer’s hands at once, or should a small apartment be hired in which to keep part of it until wanted? In this country the wisdom of the serpent is quite as necessary as the innocence of the dove.
To J. Thornton, Esq.
(Endorsed: recd. July 22nd, 1834)
St. Petersburg, June 27th, 1834.
Sir,—Having drawn upon Messrs. Simondsen and Company of St. Petersburg for the sum of 2000 roubles (two thousand roubles) as a deposit upon an order for 450 reams of Chinese paper, at twenty-five roubles per ream, I have to request that you will honour their draft to the like amount.
I remain, Sir, yours,
George Borrow.
To the Rev. J. Jowett
Revd. and dear Sir,—Our types are in the hands of the printer, they have been cleaned and set in order. St. Matthew’s Gospel has been corrected, and the work of printing commences next week. Most truly yours,