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WCP1618

Letter (WCP1618.1397)

[1]

The Society's House.

Sydney.

31 July 1895.

Dr Alfred Russel Wallace F.R.S.,

Parkstone,

Dorset.

My dear Sir,

I have the pleasure to inform you that at the General Monthly Meeting1 of the Royal Society of New South Wales held on the 3rd inst., it was unanimously resolved that you be elected an Honorary Member of this Society, in recognition of your distinguished services in the cause of Science and more particularly on account of the great work you have done in the department of zoology and for your independent and original writings upon the origin of species by natural selection.

I am, | My dear Sir, | yours very truly, | J. H. Maiden2 [signature] | Hon. Secretary.

[2]

[Envelope] 3

1
Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales (1895), p. 559.
2
Maiden, Joseph Henry (1859–1925). Botanist. Director of the Botanic Gardens and New South Wales Government Botanist 1896. Founder of the National Herbarium, Sydney 1901.
3
In ARW’s handwriting, “A. R. W. Societies Certificates”

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1618.1397)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Mcauley, Fiona Marguerite [2014-08-04] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-08-04] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2025-03-03]

Please cite as “WCP1618,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1618