Essays by Montagu Beattie Collection of essays on various subjects; 10 disbound quires from notebooks with essays on the following titles: 1. "Whether the slave trade be justifiable by the laws of God and Man, or not" 2. "On the question, Whether Agriculture or Commerce be most beneficial to Great Britain" 3. "On the question, Whether Queen Elizabeth's conduct to Mary be justifiable or not" 4. "On the question, Whether a Publick or a Private Education tends most to he improvement o Youth" "5. "On the question, Whether Refinement of Manners tends to Virtue or to Vice" 6. "On the question, Whether Poetry, Painting, or Music have the greatest influence on the Passions" 7. "On the question, Whether Industry or Affluence be most conducive to Happiness" 8. "On the question, Whether the conduct of Mary Queen of Scots can be justified" 9. "On th question, Whether reading of Novels tends to Vice or to Virtue" 10. "On the question, Whether we access most benefit from the learning of Greece or Rome"" The essays are dated between November 1795 and February 1796, and appear to be set academic exercises. Also two pages of commentary on the text "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom" from the 34th Psalm. 1795 - 1796