April 16^th 1779.

Dear Sir

I am sorry for M^r Jackson’s misfortunes. for the future, will get franks. Luckily I had one for you. I pity & despise impotent malice; but w^d advise & even entreat my friends never to deign to answer. it only provokes fresh rancour, & does no good. therefore my friend suppress all reply. surely no true Scotsman ought to be abuse me. [sic]

I never received y^r acc^t of Lord F. Let me beg to have the duplicate of it, which I request as it is only for private curiosity.

If M^r Low sends the Skua &c let it be directed to M^rs Blackburn at M^r John Blackburn’s merch^t Liverpool or at M^r White’s Bookseller: Fleetstreet London but in the last case let not my name be mentioned.

Pray get from M^r Elliot a note that He has such & such things of mine in his possession to be accounted for as the conditions of others in the trade at Christmas. if M^r Cordiner consent I would offer him the refusal of his Letters.

The poem was only for y^r acceptance. Thanks for y^r offer of Leith. which I had not.

I am D^r Sir
y^r affec^t. H. Servt

T.Pennant.

I inclose another engraving for M^r Low, so have (with the two birds) expended about 1.4.⁶ more than the six guineas M^r Constable gave me for him. Pray transmit this engraving

Thanks for y^r Letter & the vindication by F.D.¹

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Editorial notes

1. See Pennant's letters to Paton on 4 and 27 December 1778.