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1 page letter. Typed. From National Parks Board, Head Office, Pretoria [written in Afrikaans]

[Google Translation]
Application for collection permit: Dr. Gibby refer to your letter dated 90-08-14. The Park Council does not issue official permits, but does grant permission via letter - or even verbally. We have no objections to Dr. Gibby collecting material from the Geraniaceae representatives in Golden Gate. However, if possible, we would like to obtain named specimens of all taxa that he collects for our own collection. Upon arrival in Golden Gate, he must please report to the park head, Mr. Corrie Pieterse, and the senior research officer, Mr. Gideon Groenewald. I assume that he will be under the care of the latter if he is available. He must also please make arrangements in advance with those involved regarding dates for arrival and departure. A copy of this and your letter is being sent to the park.

Letter from the Duke of Argyll to John Hutton Balfour dated 3 February 1853 regarding the Palm House funding; " My dear Sir, Many thanks for ... so kindly again sending Pine seeds from India. I shall be very glad to speak to Sir W. Molesworth about the Palm House but like all governments we are short of cash"

Letter from the Duke of Argyll to John Hutton Balfour dated 22 June 1853; "My dear Sir, I have supported the request for a better Palm House, but I don't know whether we shall get it"

Letter from the Co-operative Bees Ltd. Nurseries (J.H.), Ness, Neston, Cheshire, to Isaac Bayley Balfour, Edinboro' Botanic Garden, dated 06 July 1905.
Letter accompanying plants sent for identification by 'our collector, G. Forrest', including convolvulus.
Plants referenced: Convolvulus
Letter has been scorched with some loss (though not text)

Letter from the Co-operative Bees Ltd. Nurseries (E.H.?), Ness, Neston, Cheshire, to Isaac Bayley Balfour, F.R.S., Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, dated 24(?) July 1905.
Bees Ltd write to acknowledge receipt of Balfour's letter identifying plants and seeks his opinion on a plant received under the name of Geum virginianum. Sending fresh specimen of Geum and also of a species of Verbascum raised from seeds received from M. [Walter] Siehe.
Plants referenced: Geum; Verbascum
Letter slightly charred with slight loss, though not text.