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MS 30 - James Beattie, Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic, poet, essayist and moral philosopher: papers
1 - James Beattie's copy letters
Collection
GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
Level
Item
Ref No
MS 30/1/67
Title
To The Honourable Lady Mayne, London, from Aberdeen
Date
2 January 1774
Extent
3 Items
Administrative History
Lady (Frances) Mayne, later Lady Newhaven [d. 1801]. Wife of Sir William Mayne. Formerly Frances Allen, the heiress of a considerable estate in Ireland. She kept up a correspondence with Beattie and his wife for some years
Description
Praise of Majendie. Pleased that the Queen approves of subscription.Some misrepresentations circulating. He claims that accusations of rancour and ingratitude towards Hume are false
Access Status
Open
Physical Description
3 leaves folded
Publication Note
Published in "The Correspondence of James Beattie - Letters 1758-1775", ed. Roger J. Robinson
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