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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
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Ref NoMS 30/1/143
TitleTo Mrs Valentine, Montrose, from Aberdeen
Date11 July 1778
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryJean Valentine [1726-1793]. She was Beattie's favourite sister. She married John Valentine - the captain of a merchant ship - in 1757. Beattie often stayed with her in Montrose and it was probably on one of these occasions that he met the Montrose literary circle, including Aaron Lithgow and Charles Thomson. Her daughter Margaret became Beattie's housekeeper and carer
DescriptionDetails of Montagu's birth. Everyhting goes well with Mrs Beattie, and critical third day is now past. Boy in perfect health, and has an excellent wet nurse with a good deal more milk that the young rogue can swallow. Jamie still in the country with his grandfather.
Access StatusOpen
Physical Description1 leaf folded; seal
Publication NotePublished in "The Correspondence of James Beattie - Letters 1758-1775", ed. Roger J. Robinson
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