Downing May. 17^th1774

Dear Sir

I give you many thanks for y^r kind Letters & kinder present. all the books in the box are directed; if not advise me of it if you have doubts.

No prequel came by post from M^r Jackson. I trust it will the next. pray enquire whether it stopt at y^r P.office. whence came it from? I am very sollicitous [sic] about it.

Be so good as to forward the inclosed.

In much haste
y^r obed^t Serv^t

Tho. Pennant

I just find a note of the contents of the Box.

• M^r Paton.. 1^st. & 2^d. vol.
• Doctor Ramsay ^do
• Lord Kinnoule ^do
• M^r John Stuart Killin
• To D^r Ramsay’s care } ^do
• M^r Oliphant — ^do
• Rev^d M^r Donald Macqueen of Kilmuir Skie — the voyage 1772
• M^r Jackson the same

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and several parcels to be sent as directed or delivered to their friends in Edinburgh.

^M^r Jackson need not send the Letters to you but will be so good as to direct them to me here.

If by any mistake a parcel to D^r Bush was sent: Be so good as to try to forward it to the care of the Revd M^r Parish carlisle.

^FREERMostyn

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Editorial notes

1. Pennant's reference to two volumes possibly indicates two separate publications: the Tour in Scotland 1769, 3^rd edn. (Warrington: 1774) and Tour in Scotland and Hebrides 1772 (Chester: 1774).