Record

Collection	GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
Level	Item
Ref No	MS 30/2/163
Title	John Honyman to James Beattie from Penrith
Date	23 November 1773
Extent	1 Item
Administrative History	John Honyman [1745-1783?] Former pupil of Beattie, admirer of Beattie's writings. Marischal College 1759-63. Church of Scotland Minister at Penrith, Cumbria
Description	Apologies for something he wrote not knowing Mrs Beattie was ill. Had suggested Beattie had been corrupted by 'what courts and Kings can yeld' [Minstrel, Book 1, stanzas 4 in 1st edition. This stanza was removed in 4th edition, 1774]. Enquiries about second part of Minstrel, and whether Johnson has been converted to the authenticity of Ossian
Access Status	Open

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