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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
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Ref NoMS 30/1/126
TitleTo Dr Porteous, Bishop of Chester, …, from …
Date2 October 1777
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryBeilby Porteus [1731-1809]. Rector of Lambeth and chaplain to the King in 1769. He was Bishop of Chester between 1776 and 1787 and Bishop of London in 1787-1808. He sent Beattie a copy of his sermons and expressed great admiration for Beattie's Essay on truth and The Minstrel. They met during Beattie's visit to London in 1773, and Porteus became a lifelong friend and supporter
DescriptionDoctor has advised him not to write. He is reading novels. References to Robertson, Kames and Campbell. John Home has written a history of rebellion of 1745. Impressed by Captain Cook's preface and hopes to read the whole book.
Access StatusOpen
Physical Description1 leaf folded; incomplete
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