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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 30/1/340
TitleTo Margaret Valentine from Edinburgh
Date19 September 1793
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
DescriptionDuchess of Gordon says Lord Chatham has promised to make Margaret Valentine's brother a lieutenant before war ends. Beattie and Montagu to dine with Duchess who has 'complaints of a nervous kind'.
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