Letter from James Hay Beattie to James Beattie Letter from James Hay Beattie, Aberdeen, Friday, to James Beattie, Gordon Castle, explaining that he received his father's letter late; talking about the weather, James Hay's dining and his reading of Cicero. Letter talks about Mr Copland trying to get Lord Erroll's print properly framed. According to the letter: "The Electrical machine is not yet come, but Mr Copland says that he had a letter lately from Mr Allardyce, who wrote him that it was to be put on board the ship last week; so that I think it is probably that it may be here in a few days. Mr Copland did not say any thing about the College business". Letter mentions that James Beattie has no messages and will receive two letters, one probably from Miss Valentine. James Hay writes about not getting the [fiddle] string from Mr Geddes [?possibly Alexander Geddes (1737 – 1802), Roman Catholic priest and biblical scholar] and asks to hear when his father intends to leave Gordon Castle. Annotated on reverse: 'Ans.rd' [answered]. 23 September 1785