WCP1688

Letter (WCP1688.1569)

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Waldron Edge, Duppas Hill, Croydon

Septr. 14th. 1878

Dear Professor Ramsay1

Will you kindly give me the benefit of your support in an application I am making for a post under the Epping Forest Committee to superintend the carrying into execution the intentions of the new act. I am most anxious to get the post, as I have given much attention to the growth of trees, & should enjoy the work. Sir J. Hooker,2 & Sir J. Lubbock3 have both signed copies of the enclosed memorial, and I trust you will do the same.

I remain | yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

Prof. Ramsay F.R.S.

Ramsay, Andrew Crombie (1814-1891). British geologist.
Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1817-1911). British botanist and explorer. Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1865-85. President of the Royal Society 1873-78.
Lubbock, John (1834-1913). British archaeologist, politician, philanthropist and polymath.

Please cite as “WCP1688,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1688