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- 25/09/1905 (Creation)
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1 letter, 2 sheets, 2 pages
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Son of John Hutton Balfour, Isaac Bayley Balfour was Regius Keeper at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh between 1888 and 1922, specialising in Rhododendrons and Primulas and making improvements to the RBGE's teaching and laboratory facilities.
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Copy letter from Isaac Bayley Balfour, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, to George Litton Esq., H.B.M. Consul, Teng Yueh [Tengchong], dated 25 September 1905.
Balfour thanks Litton for his letters and his kindness to George Forrest. 'Truly his escape seems to have been miraculous and we are now anxiously looking forward to his letters giving us the story of his adventures'; ‘He is all you say of him and his collections are indeed marvellous for their perfection. What he has already done is great and gives promise of even greater things in the future - but what that will be we cannot judge until we hear what has really happened to him and what his present state is.’
Letter has been scorched.
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Permission required from RBGE.
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- English
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Letter has been scorched - handle with care.
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- Forrest, George (Subject)
- Litton, George (Subject)
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Archivist's note
This Forrest correspondence collection summary has been provided by library volunteer Pauline Maclean and archivist Leonie Paterson.