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knowledge that I misled you in important particulars as to their 

 contents, and that in making the translations I was guilty of gross 

 inaccuracies and interpolations, amounting to falsification. 



Ivan Petroff, 

 Translator. 

 Witnesses to signature: 

 W. Williams. 

 John H. Haswell. 



We hereby certify that we are the witnesses above named and that 

 the foregoing is a full and true copy of the original document to which 

 we signed our names as witnesses. 

 Washington, D. 0., November 11, 1892. 



W. Williams. 

 John H. Haswell. 



flnclosure No. 2.1 



CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO THE AFFAIRS OF 

 THE RUSSIAN AMERICAN COMPANY. 



[AMENDED TRANSLATIONS.] 



No. 11. 



Letter from the Minister of Finance {Department of Manufactures and In- 

 ternal Trade) to the board of administration of the Russian American 

 Company. Written from St. Petersburg April 2, 1824. 



I have had a communication from the minister in charge of the Min- 

 istry of Foreign Affairs in regard to the representation made by the board 

 of administration, dated February 11, 1824, No. 73, concerning the per- 

 mission to foreign vessels to enter the harbor of New Archangel for the 

 purpose of trading with the chief manager of the Russian American 

 Company only, in order to procure articles which are absolutely nec- 

 essary. 



Count Karl Vasilevitch has informed me that he has made a report 

 on this subject to His Majesty the Emperor, and " that His Majesty, 

 finding that the reasons which induced the board of administration of 

 the Russian American Company to desire the renewal of the trade 

 which formerly existed in our colonies with foreigners are deserving of 

 consideration, has been pleased to command that the carrying on of 

 trade with foreign vessels arriving there be permitted in accordance 

 with established regulations at one designated port." 



In notifying you of this permission of His Majesty the Emperor, I 

 suggest that the board of administration, on its part, make the neces- 

 sary arrangements to accomplish this object. 



Lieut. Gen. Kankrin, 



Minister of Finance. 

 Sergei Uvarof, 



Director. 



