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MS 30 - James Beattie, Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic, poet, essayist and moral philosopher: papers
2 - Correspondence to James Beattie
Collection
GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
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Item
Ref No
MS 30/2/693
Title
Lady Newhaven to James Beattie from Kensington Palace [London]
Date
20 September 1793
Extent
1 Item
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
Thanks for Elements. Account of her family, who are reading the book to her. Heart of the family still in Ireland [Lord Newhaven]. She has had eye problem and stroke, but Beattie's trials have been more severe. Asks Beattie for news of himself and the family. She lives much out of the world. Regards from Sir Henry and Lady Dashwood
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