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book came from the press, which I shall send along that they may 

 be pasted to the leaf on which some are already printed. 



" I thank you most kindly for this favour and your design of taking 

 some more copies ; You may be sure I would be glad you took the 

 whole impression, if it consisted with your Interest. 



" When you get leisure to look over the book, it will be a great 

 favour to have your censures and remarks upon it, and the more 

 impartial and free they are they will be so much the more acceptable 

 to me. I am, Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant, 



" Rob: Simson. 



" be pleased to turn over. 



" In your former letter you wrote that you would either remit the 

 money or pay it by your friend Mr. Barry. I know he is a very 

 honest good man, and my particular acquaintance, but I choose 

 rather you would do it the former way : I shall take care to deliver 

 him the parcell, and cause it to be delivered at the sight of one of 

 my friends to the Cariers, in case he should be slow as you justly 

 remark he sometimes is. Adieu." 



"Glasgow, 8th March, 1751. 

 " Sir, — Sometime ago I informed you of the books being sent off 

 which you wrote for, viz: 100 copies of the Loci Plani id of the best 

 and |ds of the other paper. Mr. Jo. Barry gave me notice 3 weeks 

 ago that you had writ to him to pay me £25 upon your Account, and 

 this day, which was the first time I saw him since his writing, he told 

 me I should have it next week, which I shall reckon very Seasonable 

 payment. 



"This day I had a letter from Mr. Alex 1- : Kincaid in which he 

 writes of the 9 copies of the book being received at Stationers' Hall, 

 but that they give no receipts. I desire you may do me the favour to 

 enquire if they are delivered in such a manner as the book may be 

 published, which Mr. Kincaid Sayes they are, and if it be so I desire 

 you may cause the book to be published once or twice in the London 

 Gazette, and as often at least in some of the most proper London 

 Newspapers, which I leave to your choice, and Charge the Expenses 

 to my account. I design soon to write to Mr. Foulkes, President of 

 the Royal Societie, which I have not time to do by this post, and 

 shall commit the Letter to your care, wjiich you will be pleased to 

 deliver, and Along with it a Copy of the Loci for their Library, and 

 one for Mr. Foulkes himself, which in the mean time you may cause 

 to be bound handsomely and have ready against the time you get 

 the letter. I am, Sir, 



"Your most humble and Obliged Servant, 



"Rob: Simson. 

 " turn over. 



" I have lately read 3 letters concerning Royal Societies &c. which 

 I guess have been published by Mr. FL — 1. and dayly expect a larger 

 book which he has put his name to, containing remarks upon the 

 Phil. Transactions, I shall be much Obliged to you, if you be pleased 

 to give me a Short account of the affair, and the reason of his quarrell 



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