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From:
George T. Tickell
To:
Alfred Russel Wallace
Date:
7 April 1876
Source of text:
British Library, The: BL Add. 46439 ff. 133-134
Summary:

Informing ARW of Tickell's encounters with spirits at séances, in particular with Saint Peter, John Haydn, George Keats, Thomas Paine, Ruth Goodyel and Bob Eopskil. Tickell informs ARW of the promises made to Tickell by these spirits to perform various phenomena; Haydn promises to play some of his own compositions on the piano at Tickell's 27th séance!.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-10443

From:
James Torbitt
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 Apr 1876
Source of text:
National Botanic Gardens of Ireland Library, Glasnevin
Summary:

Believes publishing CD’s letter will enable JT to suppress the potato disease several years sooner.

Returns CD’s answer to JT’s question "What is an individual?", and repeats his request for permission to publish it.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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