MEMOIR Or nil WRIGHT. ^J25 



mean to request the favour of you and Dr Pearson to give 

 us your observations and corrections. 



" I have been very busy with West India and British 

 Fuci. Of the latter I intend sending an assortment for Dr 

 Pulteney, and another for the Linnean Society, which I 

 will beg you to present through Dr Smith. I am also occu- 

 pied with ascertaining corallines, by the help of Solan or: u 

 and Ellis. In West India corallines, my collection is com- 

 plete." 



To Dr Currie he writes on the 30th of September 

 1799: 



" Dr Wells's letter to Lord Kenyon was handed to me 

 two days ago, in which I observe my case at large. It is 

 elegantly written, but would have pleased me better had it 

 combined more of the suaviter in moth with the Jbrtlter in 

 re. I suspect that the President and Fellows, and particu- 

 larly Dr Latham and Sir Lucas, will feel rather sore on the 

 occasion. It does not appear to be published, but the author 

 has no doubt sent you a copy. It is printed by Whitting- 

 ham, Dean Street, Fetter-Lane. When you have read it, I 

 shall be glad to have your opinion of its merits," 



A variety of interesting topics are discussed in the 

 correspondence about this period between Dr Wright 

 and Dr Currie. With the latter, the erection of a 

 fever hospital at Liverpool appears to have long been 

 a favourite object, in the attainment of which he at 

 length succeeded, hut not without a great deal of 

 anxiety and exertion. The details of the measure 

 are carefully examined in the course of his correspond- 

 ence with Dr Wright ; but they extend to so great 

 a length, as to he inconsistent with the limited plan 



