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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 30/2/159
Alt Ref NoMS 30 c.159
TitleBeilby Porteus to James Beattie from Hunton near Maidstone, Kent
DateNovember 1773
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryBeilby Porteus [1731-1809]. Rector of Lambeth and chaplain to the King in 1769. He was Bishop of Chester between 1776 and 1787 and Bishop of London in 1787-1808. He sent Beattie a copy of his sermons and expressed great admiration for Beattie's Essay on truth and The Minstrel. They met during Beattie's visit to London in 1773, and Porteus became a lifelong friend and supporter
DescriptionPleasure at pension. Concerned duties of professorship still weigh too hard on Beattie
Access StatusOpen
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