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WCP1552

Letter (WCP1552.1331)

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PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE. E.C:

THE TIMES: 1785

December 29 1911

Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace O.M. F.R.S.

Old Orchard

Broadstone

Wimborne

Dear Sir

The Editor of The Times thanks you for your letter,1 which he is publishing. We have however not mentioned your name in connection with the Insurance Act; but it appeared in a list of eminent men which was published in the Daily Mail. We return the stamps.

I am dear sir | Yours faithfully | CH Brodribb2 [signature]

1
Wallace, A. R. 1911. Mr. A. R. Wallace and the Insurance Act. The Times (29 December): 6.
2
Brodribb, Charles Hildred (1874-1927). British Major in the Indian Medical Service.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1552.1331)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Keith, Willaim [2014-08-15] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-08-15] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2025-03-03]

Envelope (WCP1552.1441)

Envelope addressed to "Dr Alfred Russel Wallace O.M. FRS, Old Orchard, Broadstone, Wimborne, Dorset" with stamp, postmarked "LONDON | DEC29 11E | 3.45 AM". Note in ARW's hand reads "Editor of 'The Times'." [Envelope (WCP1552.1441)]

Please cite as “WCP1552,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1552