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MAVROCORDATOS ALEXANDER: (1754-1819)
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MAVROCORDATOS ALEXANDER: (1754-1819) Phanariot Greek who served as Prince of Moldavia 1785-86 and fled to Russia at the end of the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-92, obtaining the title of a Russian Prince. Mavrordatos´s daughter became a maid of honour to Empress Catherine II of Russia. A.L.S., Mavrocordato, Grand Spatar, five pages, 4to, n.p., n.d. (annotated in pencil as 2nd November 1806), to a Consul, in French. The Prince apologises if his letters cause his correspondence any bother, ´je crois pourtant fair mon devoir par cette petite correspondence, pour vous assurer de cette estime et de cette reconnoissance que mon coeur aspir pour vous´ (Translation: ´but I believe I am doing my duty with this little correspondence, to assure you of the esteem and gratitude that my heart feels for you´) and continues ´Je me porte apresan bien, et je n´ai aucun autre soucie que celui de savoir l´etat de votre santé de tout ce qui vous intéresse. Pour moi je passe mon tems parfaitement bien je ne que d´aller d´une faite à l´autre, comme tant de messieurs d´y ici. L´ambition de donné de bal au russes c´est ne que moi que je ne fait rien de tout cela!......Pour la nouvelle de la batale je n´os pas vous ecrir puisque vous êtes les sourses des nouveles j´atant avec impatiance d´atandre que les français sont entré en Pologne puisque c´est tres sertenement qui sont pres troies heurs de la frontiere, ils on lesé 30,000 mille a Berline´ (Translation: ´I am in good health and have no other concern than to know how you are and how everything that interests you is going. As for me, I am spending my time very well, going from one party to another, like so many gentlemen here. The ambition to give a ball for the Russians is not mine, for I do nothing of the sort!.......I don't dare write to you about the battle, since you are the source of the news. I am eagerly awaiting news that the French have entered Poland, since they are certainly very close to the border, having lost 30,000 men in Berlin´). The Prince further writes of livestock and invites his correspondent to be a part of his enterprise, ´Pour les peufs j´avoit 4 amateur quie manque un me demandé pour les acheté, mais d´aucun manier je ne pas voulu vendre puisque en été les beufs doit avoir un excelant prie. Et comme les beufs apresant en iver sont tres a bon marché, je veut fair encor un zirata (?) savedir encor 150: beufs pour profité du terible gen en été. Il y d´autre beaucoup des speculation mais jusque le tems d´eclercira c´est lunique speculation. Si vous en vous en vouslé vous n´avez qu´à ordoné a votre ami, je vous feré compagnont en amotié, et si vous n´avez pas pour metre tout la some de votre part je metré moi, sans vous demender ni interé ni rien. Ecouté votre ami et vous ne serai pas repanti. Jamais les beufs n´etoit pas si a bon marché comme cette iver, la raison est de cette exedant quant vous etié encor ici de cette perd terible d´argans. Mon cher vous devé être sur combien que je veut vous servir´(Translation: ´As for the calves, I had four buyers who asked me to sell them, but I did not want to sell them because in summer the oxen will fetch an excellent price. And as the oxen are very cheap in winter, I want to make another zirata (?) and buy another 150 oxen to take advantage of the terrible famine in summer. There are many other speculations, but until things become clearer, this is the only speculation. If you are interested, just order from your friend, and I will split the cost with you, and if you don't have enough to cover your share, I will cover it without asking you for any interest or anything else. Listen to your friend and you won't regret it. Cattle have never been as cheap as they are this winter, because there was such an excess when you were still here with that terrible loss of money. My dear friend, you can be sure that I want to help you´) and also makes a request of his correspondent, as well as referring to their health, ´Je vou prié celon votre promesse de m´acordé ou recomandé un banquié a Pari et un corespondant. Je pretend cette grace par le droit de l´amitié. Encore un grace je vous prie de doné ordre au courié francé qui vien ici de pasé par che moi, parsque celui la par hasar je le vû sur la rû. Je vien d´apprendre mon cher votre maladie (ô combien que sa ma chagriné) tout ma maisont etoit en chagrin. Je vous sûr au desespoir je me trouvé, ne pouvan aprendre rien sur votre santé jusque votre courié et venû et ce de lui que je me suis enchanté du joi. Je suis charmais de votre retablisemen de votre santé. J´atand avec impatience votre reponce pour m´informais de votre cheri santé!´ (Translation: ´I beg you, as you promised, to grant me or recommend a banker in Paris and a correspondent. I claim this favour by right of friendship. I beg you to grant me one more favour: give orders to the French courier who is coming here to pass by me, for I saw him by chance on the road. I have just learned of your illness (oh, how it has grieved me); my whole household is in mourning. I was in despair, unable to learn anything about your health until your courier arrived, and it was from him that I received the joyful news. I am delighted that you have recovered your health. I eagerly await your reply to inform me of your dear health!´). A few very minor, small stains to the upper edges of the pages, otherwise VG
The present letter is written at the time of the Greater Poland Uprising of 1806, during the War of the Fourth Coalition between Napoleonic France and the Kingdom of Prussia, which gave hope to the Polish inhabitants of Greater Poland of recovering their independence and ending oppressive Prussian rule.
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MAVROCORDATOS ALEXANDER: (1754-1819) Phanariot Greek who served as Prince of Moldavia 1785-86 and fled to Russia at the end of the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-92, obtaining the title of a Russian Prince. Mavrordatos´s daughter became a maid of honour to Empress Catherine II of Russia. A.L.S., Mavrocordato, Grand Spatar, five pages, 4to, n.p., n.d. (annotated in pencil as 2nd November 1806), to a Consul, in French. The Prince apologises if his letters cause his correspondence any bother, ´je crois pourtant fair mon devoir par cette petite correspondence, pour vous assurer de cette estime et de cette reconnoissance que mon coeur aspir pour vous´ (Translation: ´but I believe I am doing my duty with this little correspondence, to assure you of the esteem and gratitude that my heart feels for you´) and continues ´Je me porte apresan bien, et je n´ai aucun autre soucie que celui de savoir l´etat de votre santé de tout ce qui vous intéresse. Pour moi je passe mon tems parfaitement bien je ne que d´aller d´une faite à l´autre, comme tant de messieurs d´y ici. L´ambition de donné de bal au russes c´est ne que moi que je ne fait rien de tout cela!......Pour la nouvelle de la batale je n´os pas vous ecrir puisque vous êtes les sourses des nouveles j´atant avec impatiance d´atandre que les français sont entré en Pologne puisque c´est tres sertenement qui sont pres troies heurs de la frontiere, ils on lesé 30,000 mille a Berline´ (Translation: ´I am in good health and have no other concern than to know how you are and how everything that interests you is going. As for me, I am spending my time very well, going from one party to another, like so many gentlemen here. The ambition to give a ball for the Russians is not mine, for I do nothing of the sort!.......I don't dare write to you about the battle, since you are the source of the news. I am eagerly awaiting news that the French have entered Poland, since they are certainly very close to the border, having lost 30,000 men in Berlin´). The Prince further writes of livestock and invites his correspondent to be a part of his enterprise, ´Pour les peufs j´avoit 4 amateur quie manque un me demandé pour les acheté, mais d´aucun manier je ne pas voulu vendre puisque en été les beufs doit avoir un excelant prie. Et comme les beufs apresant en iver sont tres a bon marché, je veut fair encor un zirata (?) savedir encor 150: beufs pour profité du terible gen en été. Il y d´autre beaucoup des speculation mais jusque le tems d´eclercira c´est lunique speculation. Si vous en vous en vouslé vous n´avez qu´à ordoné a votre ami, je vous feré compagnont en amotié, et si vous n´avez pas pour metre tout la some de votre part je metré moi, sans vous demender ni interé ni rien. Ecouté votre ami et vous ne serai pas repanti. Jamais les beufs n´etoit pas si a bon marché comme cette iver, la raison est de cette exedant quant vous etié encor ici de cette perd terible d´argans. Mon cher vous devé être sur combien que je veut vous servir´(Translation: ´As for the calves, I had four buyers who asked me to sell them, but I did not want to sell them because in summer the oxen will fetch an excellent price. And as the oxen are very cheap in winter, I want to make another zirata (?) and buy another 150 oxen to take advantage of the terrible famine in summer. There are many other speculations, but until things become clearer, this is the only speculation. If you are interested, just order from your friend, and I will split the cost with you, and if you don't have enough to cover your share, I will cover it without asking you for any interest or anything else. Listen to your friend and you won't regret it. Cattle have never been as cheap as they are this winter, because there was such an excess when you were still here with that terrible loss of money. My dear friend, you can be sure that I want to help you´) and also makes a request of his correspondent, as well as referring to their health, ´Je vou prié celon votre promesse de m´acordé ou recomandé un banquié a Pari et un corespondant. Je pretend cette grace par le droit de l´amitié. Encore un grace je vous prie de doné ordre au courié francé qui vien ici de pasé par che moi, parsque celui la par hasar je le vû sur la rû. Je vien d´apprendre mon cher votre maladie (ô combien que sa ma chagriné) tout ma maisont etoit en chagrin. Je vous sûr au desespoir je me trouvé, ne pouvan aprendre rien sur votre santé jusque votre courié et venû et ce de lui que je me suis enchanté du joi. Je suis charmais de votre retablisemen de votre santé. J´atand avec impatience votre reponce pour m´informais de votre cheri santé!´ (Translation: ´I beg you, as you promised, to grant me or recommend a banker in Paris and a correspondent. I claim this favour by right of friendship. I beg you to grant me one more favour: give orders to the French courier who is coming here to pass by me, for I saw him by chance on the road. I have just learned of your illness (oh, how it has grieved me); my whole household is in mourning. I was in despair, unable to learn anything about your health until your courier arrived, and it was from him that I received the joyful news. I am delighted that you have recovered your health. I eagerly await your reply to inform me of your dear health!´). A few very minor, small stains to the upper edges of the pages, otherwise VG
The present letter is written at the time of the Greater Poland Uprising of 1806, during the War of the Fourth Coalition between Napoleonic France and the Kingdom of Prussia, which gave hope to the Polish inhabitants of Greater Poland of recovering their independence and ending oppressive Prussian rule.
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