Robert Arbuthnot

(b. Oct. 24, 1729, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland – d. Nov. 5, 1803, Edinburgh, Scotland )

Gender: M

Robert Arbuthnot (1728-1803) had been a merchant and banker whose firm failed in 1772. He became secretary to the board of trustees for the Society of Arts, Manufactures and Fisheries. Friend and promoter of Beattie who helped him negotiate with booksellers. See The Correspondence of James Beattie, ed. Roger J. Robinson, 4 vols. (Bristol: Thoemmes, 2004) 4:236

Also known as:

Robert Arbuthnot

Mentioned in 3 letters

Title	EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	1782
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	1901
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	2183

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