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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 30/2/235
TitleBeilby Porteus to James Beattie from Hunton
Date5 July 1775
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
DescriptionHas finished two of the sweetest things in the world - Gray's letters and haymaking. Hopes Rose will give Priestley a handsome dressing. [In the diary of Beatty's 1775 London visit (BL RP 18) there are references on 11 and 25 May to William rose's 'paper war' with Priestley].
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