| Administrative History | Francis Eyre, 8th Earl of Newburgh (1794-1852) died unmarried. Margaret, Dowager Countess of Newburgh was the widow of the 7th Earl. Col Charles Leslie in a legal action claimed the Newburgh estates by right of his descent from a sister of the wife of the 6th Earl of Newburgh. |
| Custodial History | This document was given by an institution in 1949 and accessioned in 1963. For other Newburgh estate papers, see D1883, D223, D4127 |