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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 30/2/583
TitleDuches of Gordon to James Beattie
Date[late July 1788]
Extent1 item
Administrative HistoryJane 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
DescriptionWishes Beattie at Gordon Castle. Much reference there to Beattie's poetry by Pitt, Grenville and others. Delighted Duke has decided to send Lord Huntly to English University - Cambridge she hopes.
Access StatusOpen
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