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and painting the themes of natural philosophy.  I am no verry well acquainted in the english language, as you ill find the defects in this letter, but the french language i know to perfection.

With respect to my political situation i am engaged by the Duke of Mecklenburg-Streliz as a chamberlain and Justice and in the same time i am inspector of the museum.

If you could bring it about, by your kind trouble, that i might be employed by this expedition as a naturaliste, and if you could help me to the amount of the expenses, which is necessary for the voyage and, in case of my returning to Europe, to the assurance of a small pension, I should be thankfull for it all my live, and would not 

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