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Burnett family

 Family

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Burnet family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 114
Abstract: These papers pertain to the interrelated Burnet, West, and Williams families descended from Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, England. Among the papers are the personal correspondence of Richard West (1716-1742), poet; of his sister, Mary West Williams (1715-1800); of her son, the Rev. John Henry Williams (b. 1747); and of her father, Richard West, Sr. (d. 1726), lawyer, playwright and statesman; family genealogies; legal papers; and other material. Included are two letters from doctors...
Dates: 1725-1936

Woodruff family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1143
Abstract:

The collection contains correspondence, photographs, diaries, writings, and genealogical material pertaining to the Woodruff and allied families.

Dates: 1770-1927, bulk 1832-1927