Letter from Sir William Forbes to Lord Hailes .Letter from Sir William Forbes, Edinburgh, to Lord Hailes, mentioning that he had received Hailes' second letter and that he was waiting for a letter from James Beattie, who has been unable to write due to poor health. Letter says that Hailes should read the enclosed copy [not present], which relates to what Beattie says on the 'Subject in question'. Forbes writes that ?Beattie resolves to remain where he is and cannot be persuaded to view the matter in the way Hailes does. Letter says that Forbes feels uneasy about his sending [?of Hailes'] letters to Beattie without asking permission from Hailes. Forbes ends by writing 'I am mortified to find however that they have had so little weight'. Addressed: 'To the Honorable Lord Hailes'. 27 April 1774