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[Letter with attached note] In reference to his and Thiselton-Dyer's conversation the other day, Creagh is now writing to Messrs Cocks, Biddulp & Co to send Thiselton-Dyer three cases of plants. He is also writing to Messrs H.S. King & Co to send Thiselton-Dyer another case marked 'A.I.'. Some of the plants in the latter case are from the north and west coasts of North Borneo, but the others are from the west coast and islands of the British North Borneo Colony's territory. All the specimens were collected near the sea. Creagh is expecting some more cases from his Sandakan collector, which he will send to Thiselton-Dyer when they arrive. He thinks most of the papers will contain two complete specimens of the same plant and Thiselton-Dyer was good enough to promise Creagh a specimen of each, with its scientific name, for his own use. However, for some of the plants he could only find a single specimen and wishes Thiselton-Dyer to retain any of these he desires for the RBG Kew herbarium. As all of Creagh's orchids and ferns and the best of his other plants have been burnt, he is afraid the collection is not of much value but hopes that amongst the 'chaff' some 'wheat' may be found to reward his efforts. He thinks the specimens with the legume and berry on the same branch are in the 'A.I.' case, which also contains some Borneo baskets that he asks Thiselton-Dyer to retain until he returns to town. The attached note states 'Museum articles', collected by Governor Creagh from British North Borneo, received Aug 1895. Pages 1 and 4 of 5.