| Description | Letter from Dr. George Barclay, Aberdeen, to Emma Berry, Edinburgh, about their various excuses for not writing, the stresses of the medical profession, Emma's mania for travelling, Byron and other contemporary poets, William Barclay's intention of going to the General Assembly, Professor Glennie's connexion with Dr. Beattie, essayist, recommending Campbell on Rhetoric, singers performing in Aberdeen, rumours that Miss McLean is to marry the Duke of Buccleuch, dogs performing tricks, lateness of The Antiquary, rise in the price of grain, 6 May 1816 |