WCP1744

Letter (WCP1744.1627)

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Parkstone, Dorset.

Novr. 9th. 1899

The Secretary of the Zoological Society.

Dear Sir2

In reply to a letter from Mr G. A. Doubleday3 of Oct. 16th. on behalf of the Vice Secretary. I beg to say, that I shall by much obliged if you will order stereos. or electros, to be made of two wood blocks, namely:—

Cercopthecus Pluto — List of animals 1879, Fig. 1.

Macacus leonimus — [List of animals 1879, Fig.] 2.

When ready will you order them to be delivered to Messrs MacMillan & Co., St. Martin’s Street, who are the [2] publishers of my book.

Believe me | yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

Stamp in ink in right hand corner of page, “ZOOL. SOC. LOND. RECEIVED 10 NOV 1899 | ANSD 10.10. 99”.
Beddard, Frank Evers (1858-1925). British zoologist and a leading authority on annelids, including earthworms. Vice-secretary and Prosector of the Zoological Society of London.
Doubleday has not been identified.

Please cite as “WCP1744,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1744