Arrival in November 1766, [232]. On Hume's continuing his History, [233]. Third edition of Theory, [233]. Letter to Strahan, [234]. Letter to Lord Shelburne, [233]. Alexander Dalrymple, hydrographer, [235]. Colonies of ancient Rome, [236]. Anecdote of Smith's absence of mind, [237]. F.R.S., [238].
kirkcaldy
Count de Sarsfield, [240]. Letter from Smith to Hume, [241]. His daily life in Kirkcaldy, [242]. Letter to Hume from Dalkeith, [243]. Bishop Oswald, [243]. Captain Skene, [243]. The Duchess of Buccleugh, [243]. Home-coming at Dalkeith, [244]. The Duke, [245]. Stories of Smith's absence of mind, [246]. Letter to Lord Hailes on old Scots Acts about hostellaries, [247]. On the Douglas case, [248]. Reported completion of Wealth of Nations in 1770, [251]. Smith receives freedom of Edinburgh, [251]. Letter to Sir W. Pulteney on his book and an Indian appointment, [253]. Crisis of 1772, [254]. The Indian appointment, [255]; Thorold Rogers on, [256]. Work on Wealth of Nation after this date, [257]. Tutorship to Duke of Hamilton, [258]. Anecdote of absence of mind, [259]. Habits in composing Wealth of Nations, [260].
london
Letter to Hume appointing him literary executor, [262]. Long residence in London, [263]. Assistance from Franklin, [264]. Recommendation of Adam Ferguson for Chesterfield tutorship, [266]. Hume's proposal as to Smith taking Ferguson's place in the Moral Philosophy chair, [266]. The British Coffee-House, [267]. Election to the Literary Club, [267]. Smith's conversation, [268]. His alleged aversion to speak of what he knew, [269]. Attends William Hunter's lectures, [271]. Letter to Cullen on freedom of medical instruction, [273]. Hume's health, [280]. Smith's zeal on the American question, [281]. Advocacy of colonial incorporation, [282].
"the wealth of nations"