| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Ref No | MS 4023/4/3 |
| Title | Copies of James Beattie's correspondence with Sir William Forbes |
| Date | 1990s - 2003 |
| Extent | 1 outsize file |
| Description | A3 folder labelled 'Fettercairn Main Sequence', with photocopies of letters from Fettercairn House, mainly correspondence between James Beattie and Sir William Forbes.
Folder contains the following sets of photocopies:
1. 'Fettercairn letters to end of 1769. 30 - 154'
2. 'Fettercairn letters 1770 - 1776. 177- 757'
3. 'Fettercairn letters 1777 - 1785. 792 - 1286'
4. 'Fettercairn Letters 1785 - end of B's Life 1362 - 2021'
Numbered photocopies, most with references.
The folder only contains those letters not fully transcribed in Robinson's edition. The transcribed letters were removed and incorporated into the 'transcription set', MS 4023/4/7 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | Parts of the collection contain copies of manuscripts held by other institutions and have been kept as research copies only. |