Archbishop Marsh's Library, Dublin, Robert Travers, Assistant Librarian. Relates to request by Forbes for a collation of manuscript Life of St. Kentigern. [1p]
Archbishop Marsh's Library, Dublin, Robert Travers, Assistant Librarian. Relates to translations requested by Forbes of manuscripts within the Library's collection. [1p]
Archbishop Marsh's Library, Dublin, Robert Travers, Assistant Librarian. Relates to translation of manuscripts requested by Forbes and to the pitfalls of printing copies of mediaeval manuscripts. [2pp]
Archbishop Marsh's Library, Dublin, Robert Travers, Assistant Librarian. Acknowledges receipt of copy of Forbes' The Kalendars of Scottish Saints and relates to the legend of St. Servanus which 'might perhaps be worth transcribing'. [2pp]
Dublin, Archbishop Marsh's Library, Robert Travers, Assistant Librarian. Discusses other eminent theologians engaged upon similar fields of study. [2pp]
Edinburgh, William F. Skene. Acknowledges receipt of copy of Forbes' book Kalendars of Scottish Saints and discusses the merits of other works in same field by contemporary theologians and colleagues. [6pp]
Archbishop Marsh's Library, Dublin, Robert Travers, Assistant Librarian. Relates to the copy of the 'Vita S. Cainnici?' sent by Travers to Forbes. [2pp]
Brussels, Victor de Buck. Concerns Forbes researches into the early Christian Church and saints in Britain and refers to original source material for same. French. Incomplete. [4pp]
Inverness, Robert Eden, Bishop of Moray and Ross and Primus. Relates to the annual Synod of 1873 and includes agenda for same. [4pp] Includes note in the hand of Bishop Forbes relating to the "Adjourned Synod; 18 November 1873". 3pp
Edinburgh, William F. Skene. Gives information requested by Forbes concerning early Christian saints in Wales and original source material relating to same. [7pp]
Laurencekirk, Alexander Crombie Jnr. Expresses dissatisfaction with the incumbent William Walker and his running of the Episcopal School at Laurencekirk. [4pp] Includes draft letter of reply, 7 January 1874, Bishop Forbes to Mr Crombie. 2pp
Laurencekirk, William Walker. Refutes allegations made concerning the Laurencekirk Episcopal School and his running of same [2pp], with draft reply, Bishop Forbes to William Walker. Expresses distress at the allegations made against Walker. Incomplete....
Dundee, D.G. Bruce, architect. Relates to the division of ground proposed for St. Mary's buildings, Dundee and includes sketch map of proposed scheme. [2pp]
Brussels, Victor de Buck. Thanks Forbes for the book which due to bad eyesight he is unfortunately unable to study and requests that the Bishop give his regards to E.B. Pusey and John Stuart, as his illness has prevented his corresponding with them. Fr...
William Scott Wilson, Bishop of Glasgow to Bishop Ewing of Argyll. Concerns the theological colleges of Glenalmond and Cumbrae and the statistics of students ordained. Gives tabular examples. Printed. [4pp]
Leeds, W.G. Henderson to the Bishop of Brechin ?A.P. Forbes. Relates to offices compiled by the Bishop of Winchester and to a "curious" volume at St. John's, Cambridge, in Archbishop Sancroft's handwriting which the Bishop might wish to examine. [7pp] ...
Concerns ways in which services might be shortened, by shortening the litany, leaving out the sermon and altering the prayers. Includes example of suggested prayer. [9pp]