Record

Collection	GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
Level	Item
Ref No	MS 30/1/358
Title	To the Duchess of Gordon from Peterhead
Date	8 September 1797
Extent	1 Item
Administrative History	Jane Maxwell, Duchess of Gordon from 1767, when she married the Duke. The nature of the relationship with Beattie with her is problematic, and one aspect of Mrs Beattie's mental disorder was thought to be the intense jealuousy for Beattie's attachement to the Duchess
Description	Thanks to the Duchess for her letter. He would have answered imediately by paying respects to her at The Burn but for illness. The Glennies are well and delighted with Duchess' kind mention. Reference to Laing and his attention to the young ladies recommended by the Duchess. Since the death of his sons Beattie has abstained wholly from music, his favourite amusement, because his shattered nerves cannot endure the sound of it. Mr James Fraser whom Beattie asked the Duchess to recommend to Lord Cornwallis and whom she sais she would recommend to Lord Mornington is the son of Mr Fraser of Kirktown.
Access Status	Open
Publication Note	Published in "The Correspondence of James Beattie - Letters 1758-1775", ed. Roger J. Robinson

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