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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 30/2/678
TitleDuchess of Gordon to James Beattie from Gordon Castle
Date? 1791-1794
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryJane Maxwell, Duchess of Gordon from 1767, when she married the Duke. The nature of the relationship with Beattie with her is problematic, and one aspect of Mrs Beattie's mental disorder was thought to be the intense jealuousy for Beattie's attachement to the Duchess
Description'Dark silence between us'. She has been ill with nervous affliction. going to build Sheiling in Badenoch. Refers to Montagu.
Access StatusOpen
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