| Description Of Item | Collection of typed letters by family members. from John Balfour (brother of George William Balfour) to George William Balfour, Mackintosh Balfour and Lewis Balfour. Includes letters from Lewis Balfour and Makintosh Balfour. Letters flow into one another and include locations such as Dinapore [Danapur], India; Agra, India; Bareilly, India; Chunar, India; Barrackpore [Barrackpur], India; Rangoon [Yangon], Myanmar; Delhi, India; Umballa, India; Hazareenagh [Hazaribagh], India; Rajmahal, India; Bhagulpore [Bhagulpur], India; Raneegunge [Raniganj], India. Writes of life in India; wars with Nepal; amputations and wounded patients; Opium; vaccinations; Chloroform; Cholera. |