| Administrative History | Margaret 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 |
| Description | Health no better, except colic. Sea trip to London recommended. James Hay Beattie well, and attending drawing master. Beattie and James Hay Beattie had tickets for election of sixteen peers at Holyroodhouse today, but did not use them as there would be a prodigious crowd. Asks after her brothers, who he may meet in London. They should enquire at Cadell's shop in the Strand, or Dilly's in the Poultry. |