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Explains how to acquire the patronage of the Lord Provost and Town Council of Edinburgh for unspecified purpose. Typescript.

Discusses selling Ramsay Gardens to Henry Bell, advises Patrick Geddes to accept Mr. Murdock's proposed repayment of his debt, and notes the financial loss caused by the fact that the Summer Meeting was not held that year in Edinburgh. Mentions Mr. Pollard. Sends the copy of a letter he had written to Mr. Murdoch dated 21 August 1900 [extant] regarding a debt he owes to Patrick Geddes.

Apologises for sending Patrick Geddes' letter to the wrong recipient instead of Professor Crum Brown. Mentions Mr. Bryce.

Acknowledges receiving Patrick Geddes' lettter, confirms the date of the Directors’ Meeting and discusses his reply to John Ross. Shares his ideas on the difficulty of selling the More's Garden in Cheyne Walk and the inevitable liquidation of the Town and Gown Association in the event it cannot repay its debts to Henry Beveridge.

Discusses his meeting with Sir William Robertson and John Ross concerning the renegotiation of repayment of Henry Beveridge’s loan by the Town and Gown Association. Mentions Victor Verasis Branford and his efforts for helping the Association. Mentions Lord Pentland.

Acknowledges receipt of Victor Verasis Branford’s letters of the 13th and 16th September. Doubts a meeting with William Stowell Haldane will help matters.

Discusses the valuations which have to be made for all the properties owned by the Town and Gown Association. Mentions Cairns, McIntosh, Morton, Lorimer, Fairbairn, Lightbody, Turner, McCandlish, Blake, and Heseltine

Thanks Patrick Geddes for his letter. Responds to Geddes’ criticism regarding the changes he had made to his article on the Student Halls of Residence before it was published.

With reference to dispute between the directors of the Town and Gown Association. Mentions that he takes issue with Geddes referring to his letters as "suave" and asks him to no longer do it.

.1 Letter from Thomas B. Whitson (Chairman, Town and Gown Association), Edinburgh, to Patrick Geddes.
In reply to an article from The Nation sent to the writer by Geddes. Whitson's opinion on Anglo-German relations; his belief, despite his admiration of the Kaiser, that Britain must be prepared for German aggression, although he does not see Britain as blameless. Reference to an incident in the Keil canal and mention of Professor [Lujo] Brentano and [ ] McGegan.

.2 Article from The Nation, 10 September 1910, entitled 'The Lines of Anglo-German Agreement' by Vernon Lee.

.3 Enclosing envelope.

Financial business of the Town and Gown Association Limited concerning Henry Beveridge. Mention of Sir William Robertson, the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company, the Bank of Scotland and the Lord Provost of Edinburgh.

Business. Mentions John Ross's loss.

Asks for a clear statement from Geddes on his financial commitments to the Outlook Tower to assist in the appeal for help for the Outlook Tower. Mentions the 'cordial approval' of Stanley Hall and suggests that the intellectual support he could command would help. Typescript.

Writes about several financial matters relating to Town and Gown; Branford's effort to raise money in London to pay off the University and City Association debt to the Town and Gown Association; the solvency of the [University and City Association]. Also mentions the misuse of loans from [A.J.] Herbertson and [J.A.] Thomson and the repayment of a loan from Mrs. Milne Murray. Typescript.

Acknowledges receipt of Patrick Geddes' letters . Mentions the estimate for the building of a Lawnmarket tenement. Discusses Geddes' capital accounts and clarifies misunderstandings regarding a series of transactions. Mentions Slater, Messrs Irons Roberts & Company, Irons and Coy, John Ross, and Landale. Geddes' reply to Thomas Barnby Whitson is written at the end.