Your favour was forwarded to me here after I had left London. I am truly rejoiced that you have escaped so alarming a complaint and sincerely hope you will never experience its return.

I never yet could procure the snake but hope through your means to have an opportunity of examining it.

I shall this summer send you specimens of our ones and add the notices you desire. The things you were so obliging to lend shall be returned with them.

I am obliged to Mr. Oglevie for thinking of me; but should have been more happy had he wrote as he was so kind as to promise. Be so good as to present my compliments to him; and let him know. It will be of much use to me to be informed of the history ^of the picture of the admirable Crichton; such as In whose possession is it? In what garb? What time of life? and by whom painted: as I am now Transcribing my Scotch Tour and preparing it for the press these anecdotes will be of much service to me.

I have also another enquiry to trouble you about in respect to the account of a woman who fasted for an extraordinary length of time which I am told is preserved in the library of one of the Aberdeens.¹ I shall be much obliged to you for a Transcript of it.²

Can you inform me where the Innes family live now; and where are the houses of Innes and Innermarkie. M^r. Oglevie will tell you whether I passed by either of them in Murray.

Lastly I must beg the favour of you to inform me how much in English measure is a Boll of corn or meal.

I hope by this time my little work has reached you and that it meets your approbation. It will be finished about Christmas when you shall see the sequel.

I hope soon to have the pleasure of hearing you are well. Please to present my best compliments and wishes to Dr. Levingston and Dr. G. Skene