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Memoirs of Gilbert Burns, August 1785

Key details

Archive number
NTS/02/25/BRN/03/04/38
Alt. number
3.6015
Date
August 1785
On display
Yes
Creator
Burns, Gilbert (Author)

Description

Memoirs of Gilbert Burns, August 1785. 22 pages. Robert would send money to his mother, brothers and sisters whenever he could, it was his brother Gilbert who stayed behind at the farm in Mossgiel to look after the family.

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