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WCP1443

Letter (WCP1443.3852)

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13, High Wycombe, Hastings.

Feby. 4th. 1889

Dear Mr Hemsley1

Many thanks for your corrections & suggestions, which are very valuable. I enclose the next sheet, which finished that part of the subject, & contains more theoretical matter. There will be a few pages in future chapters dealing with Geddes’2 theories, & fossil plants.

Yours very sincerely | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

W. B. Hemsley Esq.

1
Hemsley, William Botting (1843-1924). British botanist; Keeper at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1899-1908.
2
Geddes, Patrick (1854-1932). British biologist, sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner.

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Transcription (WCP1443.4245)

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To W. B. Hemsley, Esq.) 13, High Wycombe, Hastings. Feb. 4th.1889

Dear Mr Hemsley

Many thanks for your corrections & suggestions, which are very valuable. I enclose the next sheet, which finishes that part of the subject, & contains more theoretical matter. There will be a few pages in future chapters dealing with Geddes'1 theories, & fossil plants. Yours very sincerely Alfred R. Wallace.

1
Geddes, Patrick (1854-1932). British urban planner.

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Transcription (cc) (WCP1443.1222)

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To W.B.Hemsley, Esq.) 13, High Wycombe, Hastings. Feb.4th.1889

Dear Mr Hemsley

Many thanks for your corrections & suggestions, which are very valuable. I enclose the next sheet, which finishes that part of the subject, & contains more theoretical matter. There will be a few pages in future chapters dealing with Geddes'2 theories, & fossil plants. Yours very sincerely Alfred R. Wallace.

2. Geddes, Patrick (1854-1932). British urban planner.

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Status: Draft transcription [Transcription (cc) (WCP1443.1222)]

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

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Transcribed by Congerton, John [2019-12-17]

Please cite as “WCP1443,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1443