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The papers relate to the Balfour family in East Lothian. James Balfour of Balbirnie bought the Whittinghame Estate in East Lothian in 1817. In 1848 it became the birthplace of Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848 - 1930) who later became the Secretary of State for Scotland (1886) and Prime Minister (1902 - 1905). |