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- 04/09/1905 (Creation)
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1 letter, 1 sheet, 2 pages
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Letter from Grace R. Forrest, 'Springbank', Lasswade, to Isaac Bayley Balfour, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, dated 04 September 1905.
Forrest's sister writes to Balfour to report the receipt of two letters from Forrest dated 4 and 13 July from Tsekou. She thanks Balfour for letting the Forrest family see Bulley’s letter.
Letter has some minor scorch damage.
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Permission required from RBGE.
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- English
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Letter has some minor scorch damage; handle with care.
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- Forrest, George (Subject)
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Archivist's note
This Forrest correspondence collection summary has been provided by library volunteer Pauline Maclean.