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  <dc:title>Letter from James Hay Beattie to Mr George Glennie</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Letter from James Hay Beattie, Hunton, to Mr George Glennie, Maryculture [Maryculter], talking about Glennie's letter; telling Glennie to enjoy the summer and leave his reading &amp; writing until the winter; and mentioning the Beatties' trip to London from Aberdeen.  Letter mentions their meeting with Steeven at the Colleges, Cambridge and the Beatties' short excursion to Windsor to see Mr Herschel's [?Sir William Herschel (1738 - 1822), musician and astronomer] astronomical apparatus, which James Hay briefly describes.  Letter describes the house in which the Beatties were staying, as well as the countryside.  James Hay writes that his father is benefiting from the climate and journey, and James Hay says he is himself better with regards to his stomach, compared to the last time he saw Glennie.  Letter mentions the Beatties' intended trip to London and then to Scotland.

Annotated on reverse:  'Mr George Glennie, - Maryculture to be left at Mr Murray's shop Broadgate Aberdeen'.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>15 August 1787</dc:date>
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