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MS 30 - James Beattie, Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic, poet, essayist and moral philosopher: papers
- 1 - James Beattie's copy letters

Collection	GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
Level	Item
Ref No	MS 30/1/337
Title	To Robert Arbuthnot from Aberdeen
Date	7 May 1793
Extent	1 Item
Administrative History	Robert Arbuthnot [1728-1803] was a member of a distinguished Jacobite/ Episcopalian family. He was brought up and later owned Haddo-Rattray House, north of Peterhead. He was a merchant and then a banker in the firm of Arbuthnot and Guthrie, which failed in 1772. He then moved to Edinburgh where he bacame secretary of the Board for the Encouragement of Manufacturies and Fisheries in Scotland. He befriended Beattie after Beattie moved to Aberdeen in 1758, and became for some years his principal poetic adviser and promoter. He negotiated on Beattie's behalf and often in conjuction with Sir William Forbes, with the booksellers over several of the publications
Description	Still hopes that Maiden Hospital will do something for Laing but has advised him no to expect too much. A hundred copies of book [ on Peterhead] were sent to Peterhead and he says three-quarters are already sold. Beattie does not know state of sale in Aberdeen since Chalmers the printer who manages it has gout. Some altercations have happened between him and Dr Dun, but last Sunday they had a long conference with good temper on both sides. Dun expressed his great regard for Beattie and concern that his family should have caused Beattie so much distress. Beattie's misfortune is beset with idle tattling people. Mercer is common friend, but he semdom meets Dun. Beattie and Mercer see each other often and Beattie able to walk to his house.
Access Status	Open
Publication Note	Published in "The Correspondence of James Beattie - Letters 1758-1775", ed. Roger J. Robinson

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