WCP1676

Letter (WCP1676.1553)

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"NEW YORK WORLD,"

TELEGRAPH PROMULGATE LONDON/

TELEPHONE 211 KENSINGTON.

23, WARWICK GARDENS,

KENSINGTON, W.

24th Dec[embe]r. [19]'07

Dear Sir,

The Editor of the World would feel greatly obliged if you would consent to say for publication in 100 to 200 words, what you consider the most import ant[sic] and valuable development in Science during the year 1907.2

I feel very much intruding on you at this time with such a request, 3but I hope you will overlook the offence in consideration of the fact that newspapers know no holidays.

I shall be very gaud la 4 to give an honorarium of ten guineas4 for this opinion, which I should like to have for cable on Friday5.

Again apologising and trusting you may see your way to comply,

Yours Faithfully6 | J M Tuohy8[signature]

Dr. Alfred Russell[sic] Wallace

Old Orchard

Broadstone

Wimborne8

1
[WP7/99/(1)] is written in pencil by hand in the top right corner
2
The text from "you consider" until "1907" is underlined in blue pencil
3
The comma is added in black ink by hand
4
Although the guinea was replaced by the pound sterling as the major unit of currency following the Great Recoinage of 1816, the term guinea was subsequently used to indicate 21 shillings
5
The capital "F" key appears to be defective, marking below the line of type on "Friday" and above the line of type on "Faithfully"
6
The signature is added by hand in black ink (lighter than that of Endnotes 3 and 4)

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1676.1553)]

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Please cite as “WCP1676,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1676