Record

Collection	GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
Level	Item
Ref No	MS 30/2/173
Alt Ref No	MS 30 c.173
Title	J. Young to James Beattie from Edinburgh
Date	12 February 1774
Extent	1 Item
Administrative History	J. Young. Solicited Beattie to apply for Adam Ferguson's chair in Edinburgh in 1774. No further identified
Description	Adam Ferguson appointed to travel as tutor to Earl of Chesterfield. Moral philosophy chair will become vacant at £400 p.a. All Beattie's friends in Edinburgh would be happy to see him in the post. Suggests people who might be canvassed: Provost Gilbert Laurie, Sir Laurence Dundas, Lord Dartmouth, Lord Kinnoull. Robertson suggests letter from Lord Mansfield to Provost would carry great weight
Access Status	Open

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