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Inscribed 'J. Purdom, from C.H. Hough, Xmas 1912. This appears to be from Purdom's first expedition to China between 1909 and 1912 and covers Peking, Amdo and River Tow in Tibet, Jehol, Peling Range, Kansu, Choni, and pictures of people and places, including one of Purdom himself.

Hand written cover letter dated 1st July 1903 & 7 page typed "Essay on Menyanthes Trifoliata". Hand written list of diagrams and microscopic illustrations, lodged in competition for the Dobbie Smith Prize in Botany, Glasgow University

•Letter regarding being elected an honorary member of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh (October 7, 1837)

Invitation to a Bhuddist meeting in response to her request, empathy to her suffering, of her hands.

Business letter regarding silks, hangings/pieces/ coats purchased from Imperial Palace. List, costs of each item, used his own money to buy as her banker's draft not arrived. Suggests to bake, disinfect and clean items to rid of infectious germs. In ps suggestions of other items to purchase.

Not well, overdosed on arsenic taken himself, found funny, well again. Pleased off to the English & French front from Foreign Office for 5 weeks to write about it. Beautiful Young Man [Milner?] and Saxton's attitude to sham marriage.