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against it being very strong. Though I have do foreboding 

 or fear of any untoward accident happening to me individual- 

 ly, yet, on the other hand, as I will be as much exposed as 

 the rest, and having no charm about me to keep off' a cannon 

 ball more than others, I have thought it proper, for my own 

 peace of mind, and in justice to you, to whom I owe so much, 

 to prepare lor the worst, by leaving my little affairs without 

 any confusion ; so that, should I meet my fate in this ap- 

 proaching business, the amount of what I am worth may be 

 transmitted to you with as little delay as possible. This, I 

 am very sure, will be done by the two gentlemen I have left 

 my executors, with that honour and integrity for which they 

 have always been known. 



" It is needless to desire your kind and generous nature 

 to cherish my parents and sisters after my death. I would 

 beg you to console them ; but you, my Dearest Uncle, will 

 want consolation yourself. I am unable to proceed. God 

 Almighty bless and comfort you all. 



(Signed) " Jam ks Wright." 



" P. S. — My voyage to Iceland, and a few other papers, 

 I have directed to be sent to you." 



Dr Wright had become a Fellow of the Royal 

 College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1782, and for 

 many years took an active interest in its concerns. 

 Preparatory to the republication of their Pharmacopeia, 

 in 1792, he was enabled, by his extensive correspon- 

 dence, as well as from the fruits of his own experience 

 and skill, to contribute very materially to the improve- 

 ment and simplification of that department of the art. 

 The records, indeed, of all the public institutions with 

 which he was connected, afford the fullest evidence of 

 the efficiency and steadiness of his exertions in the 



