| Description | Letter from James Beattie, Marischal College, Aberdeen, to Lord Hailes, thanking him for reading over and pointing out errors in Beattie's essay on Scepticism. Letter talks about Beattie's intended plan with regards to publishing the essay, including the intention to deliver it 'before a private literary Society, every member of which is perfectly acquainted with the Philosophy in question', and gives Beattie's opinion on his own work. |