THE RUSSIAN AMERICAN COMPANY. 59 



rales upon tliis point has already been the cause of losses to the Com- 

 pany amounting' to millions of rubles. The latest shipments of 

 fur seals to llussia were in tair condition, consequently we may hope 

 that equal care will be taken in the future. When you visit the islands 

 you will make such arrangements as in your judgment will prov^e bene- 

 ficial to both the Company and the natives employed. If, from unfore- 

 seen circumstances, you should be i)revfnted from visiting the islands 

 in question, be sure to send a trustworthy representative who will im- 

 press upon officials as well as employes that our rules for preserving 

 these valuable animals must be observed. 

 With the greatest respect, we are your Excellency's humble servants, 



Michael Kisselef, 

 Venedict Kramer, 

 Andrey Severin, 

 Directors of the Eussiaii American Company. 



No. 7. 



Letter from tJie Board of AiJmuilntration of the Russian. American Com- 

 pany to Ca2)tain-Lieuteiia K f M. J. Murarief Chief Manayer of the Rus- 

 sian American Colonies. Written from tSt. Petershury Septemher 7, 



1821. 



The board of administration having received a copy of the rules for 

 the limits of navigation and comuumication along the coast of Eastern 

 !Sil>eria, the northwest coast of America, the Aleutian, Kurile, and 

 other islands and the intervening waters, established and confirmed by 

 His Majesty the Emperor and transmitted to the governing senate for 

 promulgation and publication, we hereby send yon one stamped copy 

 for your guidance aiul observance. These rules and regulations will be 

 translated into the English and French languages, and as soon as these 

 translations have been received we shall endeavor to forward them to 

 you by one of the naval vessels.^ 



Venedict Kramer, 



Director. 

 Andrei Severin, 



Director. 



No. 8. 



Letter from the Board of Administration of the Russian American Com- 

 pany to Captain- Lieutenant of the Imperial Navy and Kniyht M. I. 

 Muravief Chief Manager of the Russian American Colonies. Written 

 from St. Petersburg September 20, 1821. 



The Minister of Finance, His Excellency Count Dmitry Alexandrovitch 

 Guryef, uiuler date of the IStli instant, has informed the board of admin- 

 istration of the Company that His Imperial Majesty, on the 13th day of 

 the jjresent month, has most graciously deigned to consider in private 

 council the projjositions submitted by his Excellency of granting anew 



> Tlie rules referred to are the ukase of 1821. See Vol. I, p. 16. 



