WCP1557

Letter (WCP1557.1336)

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Zoological Society of London,

11, Hanover Square,

London, W.

18^th Feb[ruar]^y 1873

My dear Wallace

Why do you let off that scoundrel J[ohn[ H[ampden]¹so easily? Why not have his recognizance estreated?

Your's v[ery] t[ruly] | P L Sclater [signature]

Hampden, John (1819-1891). British promoter of the Flat-earth theory.

Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Letter (WCP1557.1336)]

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Transcribed by Keith, Willaim [2014-08-15] Transcription checked by Beros, Matt [2019-12-20]

Please cite as “WCP1557,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 30 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1557

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Record number: WCP1557
Item number: 1336
From: Philip Lutley Sclater
To: Alfred Russel Wallace
Date: 18 February 1873
Sent from: Zoological Society of London, 14 Hanover Square, London, W., England
Sent to: [The Dell, Grays, Essex, England]
Source of text: Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP13/1/17
Physical description: Letter, 1 p. of contemporary text
Hand: Handwritten in the author’s hand and signed by author
Language: English
General notes: See WCP1556.