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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 30/2/502
TitleLord Hailes to James Beattie from Newhailes
Date27 April 1786
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryDavid Dalrymple, Lord Hailes [1726-1796]. Lawyer and historian, living at Newhailes, near Edinburgh. Enthusiastic supporter of Beattie and his writings. He succesfully persuaded Beattie to be a candidate for the Chair of Moral Philosophy in Edinburgh in 1774
DescriptionPraises and thanks for Evidences. Refers to book he is preparing in reply to Gibbon on Christianity. Hopes to show 150 pages to Gibbon
Access StatusOpen
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