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MS 30 - James Beattie, Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic, poet, essayist and moral philosopher: papers
2 - Correspondence to James Beattie
Collection
GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
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Ref No
MS 30/2/187
Alt Ref No
MS 30 c.187
Title
Lady Mayne to James Beattie from St Jame's Square, London
Date
28 April 1774
Extent
1 Item
Administrative History
Lady (Frances) Mayne, later Lady Newhaven [d. 1801]. Wife of Sir William Mayne. Formerly Frances Allen, the heiress of a considerable estate in Ireland. She kept up a correspondence with Beattie and his wife for some years
Description
Approves second book of Minstrel. Mr John Pitt of Arlington Street offers Beattie a living in Dorset of £150 p.a. Describes a benevolent society run by Pitt and his wife.
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