To Sir William Forbes, Edinburgh, from Aberdeen Thanks to Forbes for three letters. Needs to finish for the press before the end of winter a whole corrected copy of the Essay on Truth and cannot safely spend more than two hours a day on the work. Cannot think of anything else until it is done. He has read part of Forbes's manuscript and written some brief remarks on that part, but it will be some time before he can give proper attention to the whole of it. He is highly pleased and instructed by it. Think they agree on Providence. Print of the Reynolds portrait is excellent. 12 November 1775