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16 Windsor July 30th. 1786. My Good Lord, Yesterday I received by the quarterly Messenger some printed Copies of the three successful prize dissertations from Gottingen, as also the Speech of the Pro Rector on declaring to who the prizes are adjudged; Doctor Langford going tomorrow to Worcester, I take this favourable Opportunity of sending a Copy of each for You. The Medal for the Theological Discourse is now undertaken by Mr. Birch it will be double the weight of the other; on one Side will be my profile as on the other Medal, the Reverse is to be taken from the Seal He cut some years past for You, as soon as the Drawing is prepared I will send it for Your opinion. My accounts from Gottingen of the little Colony I have sent there is very favourable, all three seem highly delighted, and pleased with those that have the Inspection of them; but what pleases Me most is the satisfaction they express at the Course of Theology they have begun with Professor Less; Professor Heyne gives them lessons in the Classicks, and has an Assistant for the rougher work; they learn History, Geography, Moral Phylosophy, Mathematicks, and Experimental Philosophy so that their time is fully employed; I think Adolphus at present seems the favourite of all, which from his lively manner is natural, but the good sense of Augustus will in [[catchword]] the [[/catchword]]
