| Administrative History | Charles Dilly [1739-1807] Bookseller in The Poultry, London, with his brother Edward [see Edward Dilly for more info]
George Glennie married James Beattie's niece, Margaret Valentine. He succeeded Beattie in 1796 as professor of Moral Philosophy at Aberdeen University. During the late 1790s, James Beattie was cared for by his great - niece Margaret Valentine and her husband George Glennie. In 1799, Beattie suffered a series of strokes and was totally helpless before he died in Aberdeen on 18 August 1803. |
| Description | Letter from Charles Dilly, London, to Professor George Glennie, saying that he intended to give back the minature picture by Mr ?Gillies [possibly John Gillies (1747 – 1836), ancient historian and classical scholar, whose principal work was a history of ancient Greece published in two parts, each of two stout quarto volumes, in 1786 and 1807] on his return to Aberdeen. Letter mentions Mr Heath the engraver [probably James Heath (1757 – 1834)] and works by James Beattie. |