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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 30/1/221
TitleTo Miss Valentine, Montrose, from Gordon Castle
Date30 April 1783
Extent1 Item
Administrative HistoryMargaret Valentine [1763-1836]. Beattie's niece, daughter of his sister Jean Valentine. From 1783 she spent increasing amount of time managing Beattie's household, and became his housekeeper in the 1790s. She married George Glennie - Beattie's assistant -in 1797. She inherited Beattie's possessions, including Reynolds portrait
DescriptionThanks for letter and for taking care of son Montagu. He will improve greatly in growth and grace under her care. On son James Hay Beattie's shyness. Dr Livingston's son Tom recently died of a fever in the East Indies.
Access StatusOpen
Physical Description1 leaf folded; seal gone. Hole at edge of pp 3-4
Publication NotePublished in "The Correspondence of James Beattie - Letters 1758-1775", ed. Roger J. Robinson
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