| Administrative History | Thomas Gray (1716 - 1771). The modern poet most admired by Beattie. Beattie heard in 1765 that Gray was visiting Scotland, introduced himself by letter, and spent two days with Gray at Glamis Castle. Gray advised Beattie on 'The Hermit' and 'The Minstrel'. Beattie supervised the publication in 1768 of a magnificent edition of Gray's poems by the Foulis Press in Glasgow. |
| Description | Letter from Thomas Gray, Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, to James Beattie, Aberdeen, regarding Gray's two copies of his poems from Mr Foulis and Gray's appointment by the King to 'Regius Professor of Modern History' at Cambridge University.
Letter annotated on reverse: 'Mr Gray Cambridge 31 October 1768' and 'Printed'. |