William Creech to James Beattie from Edinburgh Thanks for letter. Daily expecting manuscript. Two volumes octavo will be conveniently portable, though he would have liked Dr Beattie to appear in more splendid quarto form. Admires plan, as he does every line from Beattie's hand. No doubt it will be useful and add to Beattie's fame. Has told Beattie to name terms. Proud to be Beattie's publisher. Creech is no mercenary vendor of literatur 27 April 1789