Letter from John M Proctor, 87 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W, to the [Royal Society] Informs he called the day before to see Mr Saunder but was told he is away. States that Saunders asked him to act as a character referee but regrets he cannot do so as he has lived in the United States for 20 years, currently staying in a charitable institution. Expresses uncertainty about obtaining a reference from a cousin, and hesitates to ask Mr Lamdes for a reference. 11 March 1909