Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo, sixth baronet

(1739-1806)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Forbes, William, Sir, 1739-1806 NRA: Forbes Sir William (1739-1806) 6th Baronet Banker and Author DNB: Forbes, Sir William, of Pitsligo, sixth baronet (1739-1806), banker and benefactor LBT ID: WiForbe1806 VIAF ID: 29877039 LOC ID: n83235611	B/BAP: 1739-04-05 DIED: 1806-11-12
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Edinburgh banker, benefactor, and biographer of his friend James Beattie.
REFERENCES TO Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo, sixth baronet: Andrew Stewart to Walter Scott, [22 January? 1809] in Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Found 1: ¶ 1 Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Chapter IV 1806-08 Found 2: ¶ 33 ¶ n1 Chapter VII 1809-10 Saba Holland, A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855) Chapter XII Found 1: ¶ 12