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persuade them to come, and to force them against their will without 

 special instructions was dangerous. Not having any of these people 

 with me and not knowing their language I can say little about them. It 

 is not likely that they will come on board willingly, and I do not suppose 

 Her Imperial Majesty would have us use force. For that purpose a 

 larger crew is necessary than we have had so far. 



To the Admiralty College from its humble servant. 



December o, 1741 



Captain Alexei Chirikov 



Enclosures 



List of the Complement of Men on My Ship, According to the Regulation of 



the Admiralty College, the Number on Hand (Besides Those Who 



Are Unfit for Sea Service), the Number Needed, and Their Rank 



Rank 



Captain 



Lieutenant 



Navigator 



Assistant navigators 



Surgeon 



Assistant surgeon 



Surgeon's apprentices 



Boatswain 



Boatswain's mates 



Quartermasters 



Purser 



Assistant constable 



Cannoneers 



Copyist 



Assistant storekeeper 



Sailors 



Calkers 



Sailmakers 



Carpenters 



Coopers 



Corporal 



Soldiers 



Drummer 



Monk 



Complement Present 



3 

 3 

 3 

 3 



1 

 24 



8 



2 

 3 

 2 



-4 



Needed 



Total 75 54 21 



In addition we need a boatswain's mate in place of Evdokim Fedorov. 



Captain Alexei Chirikov 



