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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelSeries
Ref NoMS 30/41
Alt Ref NoMS 30/B.41
TitleStatements of accounts between James Beattie and Sir William Forbes
Date1790 - 1799
Extent15 items
Administrative HistorySir William Forbes [1739-1806] Banker, longstanding friend and later biographer of Beattie. From an Episcopalian family, and related to Lord Forbes of Pistligo, whose estates were confiscated for his part in the 1745 rebellion. He was apprenticed to Coutt's bank, becoming a partner in Forbes, Hunter and Co in 1773. He was well-known in literary circles in Edinburgh and London. Beattie met him in Edinburgh in 1765, introduced by Robert Arbuthnot. Forbes was Beattie's banker, adviser on literary matters, and general confidant
DescriptionSix-monthly statements (at end June and end December) of Brattie's account with Sir William Forbes, issued by James Hunter & Co.

A note on the original stiffening board states "Marked by Miss Forbes 'to be destroyed'."
Access StatusOpen
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