The Friend of Wilberforce.
Description of Clapham at the close of the eighteenth
century-Thornton's house-Scene in the Oval Library-
Birth of Charles Grant-Weird scene at his baptism-Battle
of Culloden-Grant's father a fugitive-Quits the country-
Death in Havanna-Mother left badly off-Her death-
Kindness of John Grant-Grant at school in Elgin-
Apprenticed to Forsyth at Cromartie-Goes to London as
clerk in a cousin's house-Sent to Calcutta-Affectionate
letter to his uncle-Employed by Richard Becher-Appalling
famine in Bengal-Return to England-Marriage-Obtains
Writership-Voyage to Bombay-Fatal duel between
Fergusson and Roche at the Cape-Reaches Calcutta-
Secretary to the Board of Trade-Dissensions in Calcutta
society-Death of his brother and uncle-Loss of two children
-Desolation-Conversion-John Shore-William Chambers
-Correspondence with Schwartz-Financial difficulties—