WCP1498

Form letter (WCP1498.1277)

[1]1

The Royal Society,

Burlington House,

London,

June 8th 1893.2

Sir,

I have the honor of acquainting you that you were on Thursday last elected a fellow of the Royal Society, in consequence of which the Statute requires your attendance for admission on or before the fourth Meeting from the day of your election, or within such further time as shall be granted by the Society or Council, upon cause shewed[sic] to either of them; otherwise your election will be void.

You will therefore be pleased to attend at half past four of the clock in the afternoon on one of the following days, vizs,,

Thursday June3 8th

Thursday" 15th

Thursday November 16th

Thursday"23rd

I am | Sir | Your humble Servant | M. Foster4 [signature] | Secretary

Alfred Russel Wallace, Esq., F.R.S 5

The annual Subscription of.₤3, or the Life Composition of ₤60 must be paid previous to admission, and if admission be deferred beyond June, all payments must be made not later than November 1st,,

1
"WP/1/8/298" is written in pencil in the top left corner of the page
2
This is handwritten in dark ink (the rest of the letter is in a curly dark print except where noted)
3
These dates (not including the word "Thursday") are handwritten in dark ink
4
Sir Michael Foster, physiologist, lived 1836 — 1907)
5
Wallace’s name and the letters F.R.S. are handwritten in dark ink.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Form letter (WCP1498.1277)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Wong, Jennifer [2012-08-15] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15]

Please cite as “WCP1498,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1498