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Broadstone

June 13^th [1907]

My dear Will¹

As Violet² cannot find your "Experience" papers I send you the only one I have left.

Mr. & Mrs. Dresser³ called here last Monday. He said he should be seeing Sir W. Preece⁴ in a few days & will speak to him again about you. He says "— Sir W. will do anything I ask him — that is anything in reason". He also often meets Sir W. Crookes Sir O. Lodge⁵at the "Athenaeum Club", when he [2] is in town, & will be sure to ask him about Miurhead’s & you when he sees him!

The Meeting was called by the Parish Council to decide to buy or not — the piece of sloping rough ground in front of Ainslie’s for £.1300. — about 6 ½ acres. I spoke against it as did some others, and it was decided not, but to refer the matter back for the P.C. to find a more [3] suitable & cheaper piece.

I have finished my £.20 article and am grinding away at "Spruce"^6,7 again.

Hoping something will turn up for you —

Believe me | Your affectionate Pa | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

P.S. Tell your Aunt Flora⁸ that I have sent the book Catalogue — with list of prices of those marked — (some put [4] a little higher) and asked £150 ^{one guinea each} for the drawings, and £.140 for the books in one lot — or if a selection, then prices will be given.

A.R.W.