| Administrative History | Mary (Mally Beattie) (1744 - 1807), Beattie's wife. Beattie met her when he boarded with her father on first coming to Aberdeen in 1758. They married in 1767. |
| Description | Letter from Mary Beattie, Aberdeen, to Lady Mayne, thanking Lady Mayne for her last letter; telling her about Mrs Beattie's poor health and asking about the health of Lady Mayne, Lord Newhaven and Miss Graham. Letter mentions the alarming state of public affairs; Mr Beattie's poor health and congratulates Lady Mayne's purchase of a new house. Mrs Beattie writes about Mrs Montagu's letter to Mr Beattie; Miss Reynolds and asks about Miss Cooper. Also letter talks about Mrs Beattie's son, James Hay Beattie; Miss Graham and how Lady Mayne should soon get away from London to Gatton Park. Mrs Beattie writes about Lord Erroll's poor health - his suffering from Dropsy and the Beatties' seeing the Dutchess of Gordon. Letter mentions the Duke of Gordon recruiting officers; the Duke, Dutchess and Marquis of Gordon dining with the Beatties and their lending of the Marquis's little horse to the Beatties' son. |