Annual Address by Thomas Sturrock, vice president of the Edinburgh Geological Society, looking at the development of geology and mineralogy, wider scientific developments and their relationship to religion, war and other issues.

List of students attending chemistry lectures by William Gregory, including details of their 'native place'. Students include Sir Patrick Heron Watson, Charles Murchison and Sir John Scott Burdon-Sandeman.

Herschell reports that his cousin, Lady Burdon Sanderson, has injured herself falling down the stairs and provides news from herself and John Burdon Sanderson.

Burdon-Sanderson thanks Ewart for sending him a copy of his book (presumably The Penycuik Experiments) and states that he is glad that Ewart has worked to illuminate various issues surrounding the theory of telegony.

The letter is inscribed merely 'Oxford, Good Friday', although another hand has indicated a possible year span of 1904-1906.

Publications and printed items consist of:

The names are assumed to relate to visitors to Ewart's residence at the Bungalow, Penicuik. Index includes tick boxes next to categories such as 'Sheep and wool' and '21 Days Horse', which possibly relate to people's research interests or purchases. Names include: G. Baldwin Brown, J. Burdon-Sanderson, Arthur Cecil, , A. Geikie, R.B Haldane, F.H.A Marshall, R.C Punnett, Arthur E. Shipley and E.N Wentworth.