Ɛpsilon

WCP1513

Letter (WCP1513.1292)

[1]1

Sheen Lodge

Richmond Park.

16 September 1878

My dear Wallace,

I have great pleasure in fulfilling the wish with which you have favoured me.

I wish it were something less easy & more demonstrative of my good will. I hope [2] to hear of your success.

I grieve, with you, that 'Heatherside'2 has not had the success its able planter hoped for.

Believe me, | always truly your’s, | Richd. Owen.3 [signature]

1
In ARW’s handwriting, "Answd”.
2

See ARW’s letter to Mongredien at WCP7131.

https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP7131

3
Owen, Richard (1804-1892). British comparative anatomist and vertebrate palaeontologist. Instrumental in establishing the British Museum (Natural History) in South Kensington. Outspoken opponent of natural selection.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1513.1292)]

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

Revision history

Transcribed by Bevan, Deniz [2015-03-03] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-03-03] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2025-03-03]

Please cite as “WCP1513,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1513