22 MEMOIR OF Dli WRIGHT. 



tion from Sir Henry Martin, and other friends in 

 London, to some of the leading inhabitants at King- 

 ston ; but, on his arrival there in March 1/64, he 

 found to his mortification, that the supply of medical 

 practitioners in Jamaica, was, from the same causes 

 which left him unprovided, quite as much above the 

 level of the demand, as he had found it in Great 

 Britain ; insomuch, that individuals whom he had 

 known acting as surgeons in the navy, he found serv- 

 ing under indentures at the rate of £ 40 a-year. This 

 in particular he found to be the case, in the parish of 

 Savanna le Mar, where he had proposed to settle, so 

 that, on his return to Kingston, after a tour through 

 the island, he was induced to accept a proposal, which 

 his respectable introductions had procured for him, 

 from the principal practitioner of the place, Dr Gray, 

 to engage as his assistant. The term was limited to six 

 months, and the emoluments were at the rate of £ 1 00 

 per annum, with the addition of board and lodging, 

 which he describes as equal to so much more, from the 

 extravagant habits of the place, and the period, in the 

 article of dress. 



This, however, was only a temporary expedient. He 

 never abandoned his purpose of engaging independent- 

 ly in practice ; and while he was yet hesitating what 

 course to pursue, he received a very welcome letter 

 from his old friend Dr Steel, announcing that his 

 business had become greater than he could manage, 

 and proposing, by means of a partnership, to share his 

 good fortune with Dr Wright. The offer was of 



