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  <dc:title>William Laing to James Beattie from Peterhead</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Thanks Beattie for charming poems in their present neat and most elegant dress [The Minstrel...with some other poems (London, 1797)]. Prints are beautifully executed, but Laing feels better subjects could have been chosen from The Minstrel. Refers to the other books Beattie sent, and thanks him for gift to poor widows and children of our fishermen. Arbuthnot has suffered a great loss in the death of his son. Concern about Adamson's health; Laing's advice for him. Hopes the last parcel of stomach pills suited Beattie </dc:description>
  <dc:date>24 January 1796</dc:date>
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