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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 30/2/556
TitleWilliam Laing to James Beattie from Peterhead
Date8 November 1787
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryWilliam Laing [1742-1812]. Student at Marischal College 1762-1766 and Beattie's pupil in 1765-1766. He was Master at Aberdeen Grammar School in 1770-1771. Beattie secured his appointment as episcopal minister at Peterhead in 1771. He had studied Medicine, although he did not obtain any qualification, but in 1782, on Beattie's recommendation, he was awarded an MD degree of Marischal College. He remained a close friend of Beattie until the latter's death
DescriptionPraises James Hay Beattie beautiful translation of Horatian Ode and Beattie's fine verses to Lady Charlotte Gordon. About superintending James Hay Beattie's bulding of organ, and costs
Access StatusOpen
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