ABSTRACT
A change in attitude is evident in the mid-1770s when both James Boswell and Adam Smith were in London, and when the influence of Samuel Johnson had taken over. Smith left Kirkcaldy in the spring of 1773 to begin a stay in London which was continuous for almost three years, until after the publication of the Wealth of Nations. From April 1776 to January 1777, he was out of London visiting Scotland, living both in Kirkcaldy and Edinburgh, chiefly for personal reasons. Smith suggested Adam Ferguson, who, though not appointed, showed that he was dissatisfied with his prospects in Edinburgh and saw the tutorship as a way to the long-term financial security which Smith enjoyed. The tutor who eventually accompanied Duke of Hamilton was John Moore, Hamilton's family doctor, an important factor given the poor state of the Dukes health.
