Copy correspondence from Professor George Glennie to Sir William Forbes Copies kept by George Glennie of his letters to Sir William Forbes, September 1803 - November 1806, May 1821. The letters are initially concerned with Forbes's duties as executor in the winding-up of Beattie's affairs, but from November 1803 on Glennie is providing Forbes with materials on Beattie's early life, aiding him in the collection of Beattie's letters, writing critiques of the manuscript version of the Life, and otherwise assisting Forbes in his work on the biography. As well as the copy leters, this section also contains materials collected by Glennie on Beattie's early life, his critical notes on Forbes's manuscript, and his collation of David Hume's essays. The copy letters are in reply to letters from Forbes preserved in MS 30/38 and are docketed with the date of the letter replied to. 1803 - 1821