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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
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Ref NoMS 30/1/266
TitleTo Margaret Valentine from Aberdeen
Date22 May 1787
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryMargaret Valentine [1763-1836]. Beattie's niece, daughter of his sister Jean Valentine. From 1783 she spent increasing amount of time managing Beattie's household, and became his housekeeper in the 1790s. She married George Glennie - Beattie's assistant -in 1797. She inherited Beattie's possessions, including Reynolds portrait
DescriptionShe will be surprised James Hay Beattie affair is not yet concluded. This incommodes Beattie, but he will carry point at last. Montagu at Montrose. Principal has given James Hay Beattie a large collection of dried plants for his botanical studies. No news about union. Refers to potatoes and radisches that she planted in Beattie's garden.
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