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WCP1366

Letter (WCP1366.1145)

[1]

The [illeg.]

East Finchley

Feb'y 6th [1899]1

Dear Mr Wallace,

Your letter of the 4th I have received, in answer to your enquiry as to whether I will allow a Photograph to be taken of the [2] "Greenell picture".2 I do not care to let this picture go out of the House therefore I must refuse your request. I am sorry I am obliged to do so.

With kind regards | yours sincerely | H. E. Mc’N Gorringe.3 [signature]

1
The year is derived from the postmark on the envelope that carried the letter.
2
Wallace had written to Mr Gorringe requesting to have a photograph taken of a William Greenell, a great-great uncle.
3
Gorringe, Henrietta Elizabeth McNeil (née O’Hara) (-). British. Wife of Thomas James Hamilton Gorringe.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1366.1145)]

For more information about the transcriptions and metadata, see https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info/content/epsilon

Revision history

Transcribed by Ahmed, Eman Riaz [2014-09-19] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-09-19] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2024-12-24]

Envelope (WCP1366.1444)

Envelope addressed to "Alfred Wallace Esq &c, Parkstone, Dorset", with stamp, postmarked "EAST FINCHLEY | 5:15PM | FE 6 | 99". Note on front of envelope in ARW's hand: "Mrs. Gorringe — Refuses to let Greenell picture be copied!"; postmark on back. [Envelope (WCP1366.1444)]

Please cite as “WCP1366,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1366