Letter from James Boswell to James Beattie Letter from James Boswell, Edinburgh, to James Beattie, Aberdeen, telling Beattie that Boswell is looking forward to seeing him; regarding Boswell's friend, Mr John Sinclair of Ulbster [Sir John Sinclair (1754 - 1835), first baronet, an agricultural improver, politician, and codifier of ‘useful knowledge’]; Scotticisms and Webster's [Alexander Webster (1707 - 1784), Church of Scotland minister] collection. Boswell writes about his stay in Chester during the residence of the Bishop [Beilby Porteus (1731 - 1809), bishop of Chester in 1776 & London in 1787; DD at Cambridge c. 1765 and friend of Beattie], and David Hume's and Mr Beattie's collection of Scotticisms. Boswell asks Beattie to send his collection of Scotticisms to Sinclair and writes about Beattie's revision of the late Mr Riddock's [or, Riddoch's] Sermons. Boswell sends his compliments to Mrs Riddock [or, Riddoch] and mentions seven subscriptions. Annotation on the reverse of letter: 'answered'. 18 April 1780