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From Walter Pollock   Feb. 16th.1

59 Montague Square | Feb. 16th.

My dear Mr Tyndall,

I beg the pleasure of your presence next Saturday2 which is my birthday3

I hope you will find time to answer this letter.

Yours affectionately | Walter H. Pollock

RI MS JT/1/TYP/6/1896

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1

[1857]: the year is given by the reference to Tyndall having given a gift to Walter Pollock (see letter 1343), and that Walter’s birthday fell on a Saturday in 1857.

2

next Saturday: 21 February.

3

my birthday: Walter Pollock (born 1850) was about to celebrate his seventh birthday. In letter 1337, his mother Juliet clarified plans for the party.

Please cite as “Tyndall1336,” in Ɛpsilon: The John Tyndall Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/tyndall/letters/Tyndall1336