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WCP1725

Letter (WCP1725.1608)

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5 Westbourne Grove Terrace, W.

April 7th 1862

To the Secretary of the Zoological Society of London.1

Sir

I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letters2 of the 1st. & 4th Inst. informing me that the Council of the Society have elected me a fellow & remitted the usual fees.

I beg you will communicate to the Council at their next meeting my high sense of the honour they have done me and return them my sincere thanks for their liberality.

I have the honour to remain | Sir | Your obedt. Servt. | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Sclater, Philip Lutley (1829-1913). British lawyer, zoologist and ornithologist, secretary to the Zoological Society of London.
2
Letters not found.

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Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Letter (WCP1725.1608)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Brunnen, Claire [2012-03-02] Transcription checked by Jenkins, Helen [2012-04-13] Transcription checked by Hill, Jenny [2012-04-17] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula [2019-02-18] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2025-03-03]

Please cite as “WCP1725,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1725