| Administrative History | Edward Dilly [1732-1779]. He and his brother Charles were booksellers in The Poultry, London. The brothers were the London publishers of the Essay on Truth and The Minstrel
Samuel Johnson [1709-1784] Beattie first met Johnson in London during Beattie's 1771 visit, having been introduced by James Boswell. Johnson admired both Essay on Truth and The Minstrel, and spoke affectionately of Beattie. Beattie always saw Johnson on his visits to London, and greatly admired him, though he was critical of some of the comments in A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
Alexander Kincaid [1734-1777] Edinburgh printer and bookseller, partner of John Bell 1768-71 |