Correspondence from George Forrest to his fiancee Clementina Traill during his first expedition

• Reference:GB 235 FRG/1/1/2
• Dates of Creation:1904-1905

• Scope and Content

  A set of seven incomplete letters from George Forrest to his fiancee Clementina Traill that was donated to RBGE by Forrest's family, likely via their son Eric Forrest.

• Note

  The Forrest correspondence collection has been summarised by library volunteer Pauline Maclean and it should be noted that the summaries and letters may contain Forrest’s language, spellings and attitudes which may be deemed offensive now.

• Related Material

  The contents of many of these letters have been transcribed (c.1970?) and filed at GB 235 FRG/1/1/3 (right click, open link in new tab) https://atom-2.rbge.org.uk/index.php/transcript-of-forrests-notes-and-letters-between-1904-and-1905

• Additional Information

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