WCP1681

[1]

24 Bloomsbury Street

London W.C.

Aug^t 2^nd. 1860

My dear Sir

Your esteemed letter of 28^th July is only to hand & I have as you requested drawn on you at sight for 840 florins & in a day or two[.] I have no doubt you have will have the Bill presented.

I have just received another sending of Butterflies from Mr. Wallace¹ from Menado & as soon as they are ready for [2] sale will make you up a sending from him ^them & from Moreton Bay & other parts of Australia of Butterflies & moths & [illeg.] & will at the same time send the Orthoptera for your friend.

Mons. Deyrolle² of Paris is at present with me & expect he will be engaged a few days longer looking over my Insects for sale of which I have a large number particularly Coleoptera.

I am | dear Sir | y^rs faithfully & obl^d. | Samuel Stevens³ [signature]

D^r. C. Felder⁴

[3] I am afraid I have only a very imperfect ♂ of Callithea Batesii a Markii & never now expect to see this again as Mr. Bates⁵ does not return to Brazils, he is now settled in Business with his Brother.⁶ I have a Sinopalpus ♂ imperfect but no female at all which is exceedingly rare I never saw but one ♀.