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WCP1809

Letter (WCP1809.1698)

[1]

9. St. Mark’s Crescent

Regent’s Park, N.W

April 11th. [1865-1869]

My dear Sir1

I am glad to hear you are coming to town, & shall be glad to do what I can for you, — but I have at present no means of seeing good manifestations myself, & have never yet seen, what I desire to see as much as you do, formation of hands &c. in a private house. I do not know Home2 but [2] hope soon to have an opportunity of meeting him. I find the “voice” one of the most remarkable & interesting manifestations, & that can be heard both at Mrs. Marshalls3 and at some private circles.

I hope you have at length overcome the [3] painful influence to which you were liable when I saw you.

The "Dialectical" Society4 are now investigating the facts of Spiritualism & have obtained some curious results.

Believe me | Yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Norris, Richard Hill (1830-1916). British physiologist, spiritualist and photographer.
2
Home, Daniel Dunglas (1833-1886). British medium.
3
Marshall, Mary (1800-1875). British Spiritualist medium.
4
The London Dialectical Society was established in 1867 to investigate the phenomena of spiritualism.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1809.1698)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Sloyan, Victoria [2013-08-01] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-08-01] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2025-03-03]

Please cite as “WCP1809,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1809