MEMOIR OF THE LATE JOHN SCALES. 
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having lately supplied another friend with 100 specimen.s that he was in 
want of <t also a parcel for the IV'ernerian Society at Edinburgh. I will 
however as soon as 1 have leisure not only examine what remains but will 
also ransack the duplicates of another friend & neighbour as soon as he 
returns to town. I liave shewed the list to Mr. Milne & am making out a 
copy for him as he thinks he can do something Poor M' Leay has been in a 
very unfavourable state of health for some time & is at length gone down 
to Caithness his native air, in the most remote part of Scotland, where, if 
ho iinds benefit he will stay 3 Months. I will take care of the Insects for 
him. jVs to myself my time is so completely occupied that I can spare but 
little to my favorite science, and indeed this year appears to have been a blank 
with all my Entomological friends, not one having been succe.s.sful. I am 
much pleaded that a lover of the Science has become a farmer, for I am very 
sure that you will be able to discover the various enemies to corn, cattle &c 
&c and perhaps be able to prevent much devastation, by studying the 
(economy of many destructive species of Imsecks, which I hope you will 
attend to as much !is leisure from your more necessary occupations will 
permit, the being constantly in the fields will give you many opi>ortunities of 
viewing them in their different states fi habits & enable you to determine 
many doubtful points. 
I shall be happy at all times to correspond with you, & to give as well as 
receive any information that may tend to improvement in our studies, and 
sincerely wishing you every success in your most essential employment as 
well as in your amusement — 
I remain 
M'est India Dock House Dear Sir 
Dilliter Sejuaro Your most obod‘ serv‘ 
21th Aug‘ 1811. Tuos. Maksham. 
“ Mr. Scales, llalvorgate near Ado Norfolk.” 
[undated] 
Dear Sir 
In a box I am sending to Mr. M'ilkin I inclose this 
note to thank you for your goodness in setting aside for me Carabtts 
clathrafus. I send a new Silj>ba called <8. Curtisi after Curtis of Norwich 
who discovered it ; a\so Pa2nlio Arfazerares J et $ which I take for granted 
you do not possess. I shall attend to v’our list as soon as I am again settled. 
]\Iy time is now much occupied by the study of Mineralogj* so that I have 
scarcely time to attend to Entomology as I could wish, with best respects to 
31 rs. Scales I remain yours very truly 
31'“ Elfoed Leach. 
" E. Scales Esii*^ ” 
[This is evidently the letter which M'ilkin opened by mistake as 
mentioned by him in his letter which follows.] 
