WCP1829

Transcription (WCP1829.1719)

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Sarawak,

April 20th., 1855.

My dear John,1

This is most sincerely to wish you joy of your marriage, and may you long live in unalloyed domestic happiness. I am sure Mary2 will make the best of wives: her good temper, good sense, cherf cheerfulness, and industry, are the very qualities to make all go smoo smooth in her new home. I only wish, when my turn comes, as I hope it will, that I may draw as high a prize in the matrimonial lottery. Give her my kind love and a kiss for me, to be repaid when I visit you in California.

May you go on prospering till then is the earnest wish of your most affectionate Brother[.]

Alfred R. Wallace.

Mr. John Wallace.

1
Wallace, John (1818-1895). Brother of ARW; engineer and surveyor.
2
Wallace (née Webster), Mary Elizabeth Podger (1832-1913). Wife of ARW's brother John.

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Revision history

Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcribed by Barton, Michael [2019-02-25] Transcription checked by Barton, Michael [2019-02-25] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2025-03-03]

Please cite as “WCP1829,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1829