Acquired as part of a large collection of letters addressed to William Angus Knight, Chair of Moral Philosophy at the University of St. Andrews and Wordsworth scholar. Items in the collection have been individually accessioned and cataloged.
Thanking him for his kind words about his book; commenting on the errata he has discovered and pointing out three of the most important ones and also listing eight more on the following page; saying "I have not seen the hard copy : blunders in printing are like blunders in war, unavoidable : & he is the best general who makes only the fewest;" saying he is sorry to hear he still has to do "...so much wandering...I have not quite so many students this year : but enough in all conscience to work me hard;" inviting him to visit in the course of his travels.