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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
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Ref NoMS 30/1/20
TitleTo Rev Mr Lundie, Lonmay, from Aberdeen
Date2 June 1769
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryJohn Lundie [1726-1809] was student at Marischal College between 1739 and 1743. He was Minister at Lonmay, north of Peterhead, from 1753 to 1808. Robert Arbuthnot probably introduced Beattie to him. According to Sir William Forbes he was one of Beattie's earliest friends - probably since the early 1760s - although the first extant letter between them is dated 7 November 1766
DescriptionRe Annibal Caro; need for a second copy of The Minstrel ms, almost lost in transit; the Forresterhill atmospheric phenomenon, observed by them both and by Captain Mercer, perhaps to be written up as a paper
Access StatusOpen
Physical Description1 leaf folded; seal
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