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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 30/2/255
TitleWilliam Creech to James Beattie from Edinburgh
Date7 June 1776
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryWilliam Creech [1745-1815] Bookseller in Edinburgh. He attended Edinburgh University, and originally intended to enter medicine, but was apprenticed to bookseller Alexander Kincaid in 1764, becoming Kincaid partner when the latter's partnership with John Bell dissolved in 1771 - just after the firm had published the first edition of the first book of the Minstrel. His shop became a well-known meeting place, and he published the work of many of the Scottish literati. Beattie had a long and generally happy relationship with him from 1771, both personally and in business matters
DescriptionEncloses first proof of Essay. Creech hopes it will be finished before the promised time. Campbell's book has arrived - makes honourable mention of Beattie. Advises beattie not to study in rural retirement but to wander fields and take exercise
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