 He intimated that Sir Francis had gone through his father's papers (after he died) with lawyers, to separate the important from the unimportant, but on burning the latter, was accused by Archibald of prejudicing the younger members of the family (including himself).This had led to a growing resentment.Mr Hay had written a legal opinion to the effect that the settlement made to the younger siblings exceeded the legal requirements and did not require further legal investigation.