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William Forbes

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(b. April 5, 1729, Edinburgh, Scotland – d. Nov. 12, 1806, Edinburgh, Scotland )

Gender: M

Sir William Forbes (1739-1806), influential Banker and philanthropist, friend and future biographer of JB. See The Correspondence of James Beattie, ed. Roger J. Robinson, 4 vols. (Bristol: Thoemmes, 2004) 4:252

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Mentioned in 3 letters

Title EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1901
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 1905
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie 2183

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