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all other nations of improving the quality of her 

 wool to a degree that never yet has been known in 

 Europe J I have often ^iflied it were pofTible to find 

 a few gentlemen who were willing to aflbciatc them- 

 felves into a fociety, for the exprefs purpofe of im- 

 proving the quality of Britifh wool. I would pro- 

 pofe that it fliould be done fomewhat on the plan of 

 your Society, or the Society of Arts in London, 

 where a fmall annual fubfcription only is required 

 from each member, with liberty to withdraw it when 

 they may think proper. The bufinefs to be ma- 

 naged by a committee, chofen out of their ov/n 

 number. Should Mr. Anstie, or any other public- 

 fpirited gentleman in your neighbourhood, think it 

 probable, that fuch a thing, if propofed, would be 

 likely to take place, I Ihould explain the principles 

 on v^hich it might be conduced, and demonftrate 

 the pradicability of it. I could be confident (with- 

 out having communicated this plan to his Grace) 

 that the Duke of Argyle, whofe concurrence would 

 be of great ufe for perfecting the plan, would not only 

 countenance, but liberally forward the undertaking. 



I am. Sir, 



Your mofl obedient fervant, 



Cotfield.near EVinhurgh, JAMES ANDERSON. 

 Ffb. 4, 1789* 



ARXrCLE 



