WCP1832

Letter (WCP1832.1722)

[1]

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Wimborne. 1

Oct[obe]r 31st 1908

The Secretaries of the Royal Society2

Dear Sir,

I beg to acknowledge yours of Oct[ober]. 29th. informing me of the award to myself of the Copley Medal, and to thank the President & Council for the great honour they have done me.

I have written more fully to Sir A. Geikie3, who has written me privately on the subject.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Embossed in the top right hand corner of the page are the numbers "08479".
2
Letter is stamped "Royal Society. Rec[orde]d — 2 Nov[ember]. 1908. Ans[were]d......................."
3
Geike, Sir Archibald, OM, KCB, PRD, FRSE (1835-1924). Scottish geologist and writer.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP1832.1722)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Moody, Liz [2014-02-14] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-02-28] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

Please cite as “WCP1832,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 9 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1832