Description | Miscellaneous papers of genealogical interest, 1838-61, including:
Pedigree of Sir Thomas Burnett of Leys, 1838; anonymous memorandum concerning this pedigree and the light it throws on suspected inaccuracies in account of the family given in Douglas' 'Baronage'; letter from William Fraser to J H Burnett, Writer to the Signet, enclosing excerpt from letter, 5 June 1701, from Robert Pringle, Secretary of State, to Patrick, Earl of Marchmont, referring to the possibility of Sir Thomas Burnett being created a lord, 5 June 1701. |