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Letter from George Forrest to Isaac Bayley Balfour dated 19 February 1904 warning that, despite his interest in the work, it will be impossible to continue at the present rate of payment.

Memo from Isaac Bayley Balfour to Mr John F. Jeffrey, Keeper of the RBGE Herbarium dated 03 September 1903 advising that George Forrest will begin work on Monday [7 September] between 9 and 10 am; note has been annotated by J.F. Jeffrey to acknowledge contents, and again on 7 September 1903 by Henry Hastings to confirm that Forrest had started work.

Copy letter from Isaac Bayley Balfour to George Forrest dated 03 September 1903 inviting Forrest to come to the Garden on 7 September. Assistant in the Herbarium will give him instructions as to work.

Letter from George Forrest to Isaac Bayley Balfour dated 02 September 1903 accepting offer of employment.

Copy letter from Isaac Bayley Balfour to George Forrest dated 01 September 1903 offering Forrest temporary work in the Herbarium at RBGE.

Letter from George Forrest to Isaac Bayley Balfour dated 17 August 1903, asking if there has been ‘something definite regarding the situation we spoke of when I called on you’.

Photocopy of letter sent by John Abercromby, Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland to Isaac Bayley Balfour, dated 21 June 1903; Asks if Balfour knows of any person or society wanting a collector of botanical specimens abroad. Recommends ‘a young fellow of the name of Forrest’ who looks ‘the right sort of man.’

Letter from Grace Forrest to Isaac Bayley Balfour dated 18 November 1904 sending a copy of her brother’s diary of his journey from Bhamo to Tali [Dali]. Her last news was from Tibet where ‘Mr Litton and he were suffering greatly from the changes of atmosphere’.

Letter from J.W. Besant, Bees Ltd., to Isaac Bayley Balfour dated 02 October 1904 advising that they have forwarded several plants raised by them from seeds sent home by ‘our Mr Forrest’ and requesting assistance in identifying these.

Copy letter from Isaac Bayley Balfour to George Forrest dated 12 September 1904 in which Balfour thanks Forrest for his Bhamo letter and hopes there will be no trouble in the districts he is going to visit; offers to send paper for drying plants. Hopes to obtain a new Herbarium building this year.