Transcriber's notes: ==================== FORMATTING, fixed in text: ========== A few inconsistencies in the layout and formatting of the book have been corrected (an extra blank line in a quoted paragraph, for example). Most notably, the "Hints Concerning Public Education" is an essay by Priestley quoted verbatim in the text. The original layout did not make a clear distinction between Smith's text and this quoted essay; I have remedied this with an indent for that section. TYPOS, fixed in text: ===== It was an interesting fact (text reads inter-resting, broken across a line) that germ which might once have been supposed (text reads beeen) September 14, 1794 (text reads September, 14 1794) the Doctor remained quietly at home (text reads quitely) on behalf of the Northumberland Academy, praying legislative aid (text reads lesiglative) science which has not waned in the slightest (text reads slighest) he uniformly directed that activity (text reads uniformily) from the rod of lawless power (text reads of of) Almost all the fresh meat they have (text reads flesh meat) diversions, beginning with the publication (text reads begining) rather thoughtful disquisition on dreams (text reads disquisiton) Footnote 6: J. C. Winston Co. (text reads Wintson) APPARENT ERRATA, but could be as appearing in the original letters: =============== (left as-is in text). conduct will evince that I have been to that of great {Great} Britain. contributes so much as ours do to the cummunication {communication} of useful knowledge sense of security which scientificial {scientific?} pursuits require the same that has been called _philogiston_ {phlogiston} he would never enter the puplit {pulpit} again. until it became necesary {necessary} to separate. we all rejoiced at the aggreeable {agreeable} information By civil fueds {feuds} exiled my native home unless you were possessed of _Aladin's {Aladdin's} lamp_