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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 30/2/141
Alt Ref NoMS 30 c.141
TitleSylvester Douglas to James Beattie from Taplow
Date29 August 1773
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistorySylvester Douglas, Lord Glenbervie [1743-1823] He became Lord Glenbervie in 1800. He was student at King's College where he graduated with an MA in 1765. He took another degree in Leyden in 1766 before he moved to London where he had a distinguished career in law, politics and goverment. He married Lord North's daughter in 1789 and became a Lord of the Treasury. He was close friend to Beattie in the 1760s, and the two remained occasional correspondents after Douglas moved to London
DescriptionSorry he has been in the country each time Beattie has visited Grange Court. Hopes to see Beattie before Beattie leaves England, especially as Douglas has almost abandoned plan to visit friends in Aberdeenshire this year. Condolences on Lord Lyttelton death
Access StatusOpen
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