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St Marys Sept the 7th 1787
Sir
The inclosed from Doctor Wright at Edinburgh came under cover to me this day. If he had sent it directly to London you would have got it sooner. The young Man in whose favours it is wrote is at present here at my House with my Son Lord Daer. He is a very deserving young Man, & a good Scholar, extremely fond of Natural History; he was strongly recommended to me by Dr Cullen, & Dr Walker of Edinr: & came here ofr the purpuse of assisting Ld: Daer in some pursuits & experiments in Mineralogy & Botany. He is such an Enthusiast in regard to Natural History, that he is most anxious to go around the World with Mr Bligh, with whom my third Son is going, who has been some years in the Navy.I wrote to Mr Bligh about this young Man mr Wm Lochead, wishing to know if he