Item 13 - Letter from G. Litton, Tengyueh, to Isaac Bayley Balfour

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GB 235 FRG/1/1/1/1905/13

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Letter from G. Litton, Tengyueh, to Isaac Bayley Balfour

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  • 17/05/1905 (Creation)

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(1873-1932)

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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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Letter from George Litton, H.M. Consul, Tengyueh, to Isaac Bayley Balfour at RBGE, dated 17 May 1905.
Litton writes that he is sending a case of botanical specimens at the request of Mr Forrest. Litton asks Balfour to forward a small packet of seeds to A.K. Bulley of Ness.
Letter has been scorched with very minor loss.

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Permission required from RBGE.

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  • English

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    Letter has been scorched with minor loss; 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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