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GB 235 FRG/1/1/1/1903/1
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Photocopy letter from John Abercromby to Isaac Bayley Balfour
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- 21/06/1903 (Creation)
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1 photocopied letter consisting of 3 sheets of paper.
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(1873-1932)
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(1853-1922)
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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.’
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Letter is copied from the original which is filed amongst the Isaac Bayley Balfour correspondence.
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Archivist's note
The Forrest correspondence collection summary has been provided by library volunteer Pauline Maclean.