Item 14 - Copy of Litton's letter to Balfour on 17 May, alongside copy of letter from Balfour to Bulley

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GB 235 FRG/1/1/1/1905/14

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Copy of Litton's letter to Balfour on 17 May, alongside copy of letter from Balfour to Bulley

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  • 21/06/1905 (Creation)

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1 letter, 1 sheet, 1 page

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Name of creator

Balfour, Sir Isaac Bayley
(1853-1922)

Biographical history

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.

Name of creator

Forrest, George
(1873-1932)

Biographical history

Born in Falkirk in 1873, George Forrest became one of Scotland's most prolific plant collectors, conducting seven expeditions in Yunnan province, S.W. China between 1904 and his death there in 1932.

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives

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Transcribed copy of George Litton's, H.M. Consul, Tengyueh, letter to Isaac Bayley Balfour, dated 17 May 1905, alongside the copy of a letter from Isaac Bayley Balfour, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, to A.K. Bulley at Ness, dated 21 June 1905, and written when Balfour sent Litton's letter to Bulley.
Copy has been made by Balfour's assistant Henry Hastings.
Letter has been scorched with some loss, although not of text.

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Permission required from RBGE.

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  • English

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    Letter has been scorched with some loss, and has fold lines; handle with care.

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        Archivist's note

        This Forrest correspondence collection summary has been provided by library volunteer Pauline Maclean.

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