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  <dc:title>Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie </dc:title>
  <dc:description>Mrs Beattie's illness, and her joyful meeting with her son. Mrs Montagu fears subscription for Gregory's work would not be succesful unless family have new work to add to existing publications, but she would like to serve son of her beloved friend. He he is a young man of great merit, and brother to her dear Miss Dolly [Dorothea Gregory, Mrs Montagu's companion since 1772, now aged 19] whom she loves with maternal affection. Matt no worse for accident. Two nephews are visiting. Eldest a fine youth with genious in poetry, good scholar and excellent heart</dc:description>
  <dc:date>2 October 1773</dc:date>
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