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Letter from Isaac Bayley Balfour, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, to Sir E. Gorst, The Foreign Office, Downing Street, London S.W. dated 18 August 1905.
Balfour, unaware at this point that Forrest has survived, writes to acknowledge Gorst's letter of 17 August and asks that Forrest’s mother or himself be informed of result of enquiry into Forrest’s death.
Letter is fire damaged with some loss.

Letter from James Adams, Glasgow, to John Hutton Balfour dated 1854; Adams is impressed by Dr. Abernethy's paper, Balfour's remarks and also those of Balfour's friends who agree with you on the Coal question; Greville's acceptance of the Civil jury's decision has not affected the scientific question. Such a style of controversy shows how Scientific opinions can differ widely, free from personal views. Adams requests a delay in decisions until Balfour has a fuller explanation of the rings in the section of coal shown. [continues at length disagreeing with Balfour's evidence] and states that although Balfour's explanation was innocent it was mistaken and he should recall it in the name of Science. Adams writes this as a friendly challenge and the result will either modify Balfour's views or those of Adams and others who disagree.