WCP1366

Letter (WCP1366.1145)

[1]

The [1 word illeg.]

East Finchley

Feb'[ruar]y 6th

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"1. 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 | [2 words illeg.] Gorringe [signature]

[1 word illeg.]

Wallace had written to Mr Gorringe requesting to have a photograph taken of a William Greenell, a great-great uncle.

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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1366