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,

G. B.



LETTER: 1st October, 1834



To John Jackson, Esq.
OCTR. 1 (old style), 1834, ST. PETERSBURG.

MY DEAR SIR, - I am exceedingly sorry that you should have had the
trouble of writing to me to no purpose; for in respect to the
letter, which it seems by your favour of the 29th ult. you
committed to a private hand to be forwarded to me, I beg leave to
state that I have never received it, or heard anything of it. I
must earnestly intreat that in future all letters relating to
business be despatched by the regular post, otherwise great
inconvenience and misunderstanding will be the result. Private
individuals seldom give themselves the slightest trouble to deliver
letters. If they chance to fall in with the persons for whom they
are intended - well and good! if not, the letters are flung aside
and forgotten. In respect to the monies furnished me by our friend
Mr. Tarn for my journey I have sent an account of the disbursement
on the other side, and also of what I have expended already upon
the Mandchou New Testament, of which ST. MATTHEW'S GOSPEL HAS BEEN