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respectfully request the Board of Admin- 

 istration of the Russian-American Com- 

 pany to furnish me, without any unneces- 

 sary dehiy, a Report containingthe infor- 

 mation specified above, in duplicate, one 

 copy to he forwarded to the Imperial 

 Ambassador at Washington. At the same 

 time, I am authorized to assure you that 

 every effort will be made to secure the 

 adoption of such Rules as will effectually 

 protect the Russian- American Company 

 from inroads on the part of foreigners 

 upon their vested privileges, in strict 

 conformity not only with the privileges 

 granted by highest Act, but also with the 

 Edict of 4th September, 1821. 



(Signed) Count D. Guryef, 



Minister of Finance. 

 Y. Dkushlnin, 



Lirector, 



accordance with the Emperor's orders, I 

 have to request it to supply, without 

 delay and in sufficient detail, the infor- 

 mation required from it, in order that a 

 firm basis of fact may be established on 

 which to found the instructions to be 

 sent to Baron Tuj'll, with a view to the 

 defence of our territory against un- 

 founded claims and injurious attempts on 

 the part of foreigners, and to the protec- 

 tion of the interests of the Russian- 

 American Company, in accordance with 

 the aims which the Government had 

 before it when drawing up the Charter 

 granted to the Company, and the Regu- 

 lations approved by His Imperial Majesty 

 on the 4th Sei^tember, 1821. 



(Signed) Count D. Gurief, 



Minister of Finance, 

 Y. DuusiimiN, 



Director. 



A true copy : 

 (Signed) The Chief Clerk. 



No. 11. 



No. 11. 



Letter from the Minister of Finance 

 {Department of Manufactures and 

 Internal Trade) to the Board of 

 Administration of the Russian- 

 American Company. Written 

 from St. Petersburg, April 2^ 1824. 



Ou tlie subject of your represen- 

 tatious, under No. 73 of llth Febru- 

 ary of this year, concerning the 

 permission to foreign vessels of 

 entering the harbor of New Arch- 

 angel for the puriDose of trading 

 with the Chief Manager of the Kus- 

 sian-American Colonies for such 

 necessaries as he may be in want 

 of, I have received a communica- 

 tion from the Minister of Foreign 

 Affairs. 



Count Karl Vassilievitch has 

 been pleased to inform me that he 

 has submitted the matter to His 

 Majesty the Emperor, and that His 

 Majesty, finding that the solicita- 

 tions ou the ijart of the Board of 

 Administration of the Russian- 

 American Company concerning the 

 renewal of intercourse with foreign- 

 ers in the Colonies were deserving 

 of attention, has most graciously 

 ordained that intercourse and 

 trade with foreign ships in the 



Letter from the Minister of Finance 

 {Department of Mamfactures and 

 Internal Trade) to the Board of 

 Administration of the Russian- 

 American Company. Written 

 from iSt. Petersburg J 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 the 

 11th February, 1824, No. 73, con- 

 cerning the permission to foreign 

 vessels to enter the harbour of 

 New Archangel for the purjiose of 

 trading with the Chief Manager 

 of the Kussian- American Company 

 only, in order to procure articles 

 which are absolutely necessary. 



Count Karl Vasilevitch has in- 

 formed me that he has made a 

 Report on this subject to His 

 Majesty the Emperor, and "that 

 His Majesty, finding that the rea- 

 sons which induced the Board of 

 Administration of the Russiau- 

 American Company to desire the 

 renewal of the trade which for- 

 merly existed in our Colonies with 

 foreigners are deserving of consid- 

 eration, has been pleased to com- 

 mand that the carrying on of trade 



