_Edmund Spenser and Sir Hans Sloane, Bart._--As I believe myself (morally
speaking) to be _lineally_ descended from the former of these celebrated
men, and _collaterally_ from the latter, may I request that information may
be forwarded me, either through your columns or by correspondence,
regarding the descendants of the great poet and his ancestry; and also
whether, among the many thousand volumes bequeathed by Sir Hans to the
nation, some record does not exist tending to prove his genealogical
descent? At present I know of no other pedigree than that Mr. Burke has
given of him in his _Extinct Baronetage_. I shall feel exceedingly
gratified if any assistance can be given me relating to these two families.