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the Weft Indies, as a furgeon, in a trading veiTel from 

 London : but of this employment he'^tired, and fettled 

 himfelf, at an.early period of life, as a country fur- 

 geon, in the parifh of Shotts, where he ftaid a fhort 

 time, practifing among the farmers and country people, 

 and tlojpn went to Hamilton with a view to pradlife as 

 s, phyjician, having never been fond of operating as a 

 furgeon. 



The writer of this article had no opportunity of 

 knowing Doftor Cullen, till he had nearly attained 

 his fiftieth year : but from the ardour of mind, the 

 vigour of enterprize, the vivacity of difpoiition, and 

 the fociability of temper the Do£tor then pofleffed, it 

 has often occurred to him, that during the younger part 

 of life, Cullen could not fail to prove a very interelt- 

 ing charafter to fuch as were capable of judging of 

 it, and of being a moft engaging companion to thofe 

 who knew hovv to enjoy life. Thcfe qualifications 

 made him be foon taken notice of by the gentlemen 

 of the country where he refided, to whofe tables he was 

 at all times readily admitted as a welcome gueft. 



While he refided near Shotts, it chanced that Archi- 

 bald Duke of Argyle, who at that time bore the chief 

 political fway in Scotland, made a vifit to a gentleman 

 of rank in that neighbourhood. The Duke was fond 

 of literary purfuits, and was then particularly- engaged 

 in fome chemical refearches, which required to be elu- 

 cidated by experiment. Eager in thefe purfuits, his 

 Grace, while on this vifit, found himfelf much at a 

 lofs for the want of fome fmall chemical apparatus, 

 which his landlord could not fumilh : but happily re- 

 collefting young Cullen in the neighbourhood, he 

 mentioned him to the Duke as a perfon who could 

 probably furnifii it — He was accordingly invited to 

 dine ; was introduced to his Grace, — who was fo much 

 pleafed with his knowledge, his politenefs and addrefs, 

 that he formed an acquaintance which laid the foun- 

 dation of all Doftor CuUen's future advancement. 



