My investigation shows conclusively that the Right Honorable Sir John McNeill G. C. B. ambassador to Persia was not among your ancestors, though I believe he is a distant relative, that is, a descendant As Written: decendent of the same McNeill. It is not unlikely that Mrs Potter did ride with Sir John; for he must have As Written: hive lived in EdenburghEditorial Note: Edinburgh, Scotland about the time of Mrs. Potter's visit to that city. I think it is best not to make any publication of this mistake until we get something good to put in its place and that we will surely have soon.

As nearly as I can tell at this point most of the McNeils prominent in British history were descendants As Written: decendents of John McNeill of ColonseyEditorial Note: Colonsay, Scotland, the father of the Right Honorable Sir John McNeill.