Record

Collection	GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
Level	Item
Ref No	MS 30/2/338
Title	Lord Kinnoull to James Beattie from Dupplin
Date	19 June 1780
Extent	1 Item
Administrative History	Lord Kinnoull. Thomas Hay, 8th Earl of Kinnoull [1710-1787] Previously an MP, and Ambassador to Portugal, he had retired to his Pertshire estate in 1762. Brother of Robert Hay Drummond, Archbishop of York
Description	Beattie had apparently written to Kinnoull on 16 June passing information to him about the Gordon riots, Duchess' anxiety about her family, and fears about Lord George Gordon's conduct and likely punishment. Kinnoull refers to the deplorable scenes and the magnitude of the crime. Has not yet heard from the ministers of state about the real caue of this dreadful and destructive confusion
Access Status	Open

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