| Administrative History | William Wilberforce [1759-1833] Philantropist, MP, and anti-slavery campaigner. Beattie first met him in Batch in 1791 |
| Description | Has seen more of the memoir of James Hay Beattie in an odd number of a magazine. Half the account only. Wondered if he could see the rest? Has had the honour of Beattie's acquaintance, and glad of the opportunity to cultivate it. [The memoir was printed in the July, August and September issues of The Aberdeen Magazine, or Universal Repository, vol. 1 (July to December, 1796), pp. 53, 105, 157. Possibly Wilberforce had seen some of these issues |