| Administrative History | Elizabeth Montagu [1720-1800] She met Dr Gregory in 1766, and he introduced her to Beattie's Poems on Several Subjects, which she admired. Beattie met her in 1771, during his visit to London, and they remained close friends until her death. She was an active promoter of Beattie's advancement and she became his principal adviser on literary matters. His final collection of poems was dedicated to her in 1784 |
| Description | Her busy affairs. Matthew Montagu's family. Her detestation of Rousseau. Has Bishop of London sent copy of 'Bishop Bonner's Ghost' by Hannah More? ['Bishop Bonnor's Ghost' by Miss H. M., and a translation by James Hay Beattie dated 1789, were published in James Hay Beattie, Essays and Fragments in Prose and Verse (Edinburgh, 1794), p. 161]. State of affairs in France. Mrs Arburthnot |