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Concerns the education of Lord Henry Petty.

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Concerns preparations for James Cook`s first voyage.

Published in `The Correspondence of Adam Smith`.

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Smith discusses preparations for what became Cook`s first voyage, recommends Alexander Dalrymple for command, and expresses his doubts about the existence of a Southern continent.

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Letters to William Petty and William Eden.

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Letter of Adam Ferguson to William Petty, 1762, concerns the militia issue in Scotland.

Letter of Adam Ferguson to William Petty, 1762, concerns Ferguson`s attempts to secure Petty`s patronage for the position of Principal of Edinburgh University.

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Letters to William Petty and unnamed correspondent.

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Letter of David Hume to William Petty, 1761, concerns Hume`s earlier than planned return to Scotland.

Letter of David Hume to William Petty, 1767, concerns information on a mutual friend.

Letter of David Hume to William Petty, 1767, concerns Hume efforts to have Petty intervene on matters involving Hume`s friends.

Letter of 1761 is published in `The Letters of David Hume`.

Scope and Contents Letter of Dugald Stewart to William Petty, c 1796, on the education available at Edinburgh University.Extract of the same letter.Copy of a letter of Dugald Stewart to Elizabeth Dunning, 1796, on her son, Richard Dunning`s, integration at Edinburgh University.Letter of Elizabeth Dunning to William Petty, 1796, on the good news that she has received about her son, in the previous letter.Copy of a letter of William Petty, 1796, on his intention to...

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Concern Hume`s return to the life of a philosopher in Scotland, and appeals on behalf of Tobias Smollett and Dr Giraldi.

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Concern a militia in Scotland.