5. Westbourne Grove Terrace W.
January 14th. [1863]1
My dear Mr. Darwin
I am very sorry indeed to hear you are still in weak health. Have you ever tried mountain 'air' — A residence at 2000 or 3000 ft. elevation is very invigorating.
I trust your family are now all in good health, & that you may be spared any anxiety on that score for some time — If you come to Town I shall hope to have the pleasure of seeing you —
I am now in much better health but find sudden changes of weather [2]2 affect me very much bringing on ague & fits — I am now working a little but having fresh collections still arriving from Correspondents in the E[ast]. it is principally the drudgery of cleaning packing & arrangement.
On the opposite page I give all the information I can about the Timor fossils so that you can send it entire to Dr. Falconer3.
With best wishes for the speedy recovery of your health
I remain | Mr dear Mr. Darwin | Yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]
Charles Darwin Esq.
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To C. Darwin.
5, Westbourne Grove Terrace,
W.
January 14th. (1883 ?)
My dear Darwin I am very sorry indeed to hear you are still in weak health — Have you ever tried mountain air. A residence at 200 or 300 f[ee]t. elevation is very invigorating.
I trust your family are now all in good health, and that you may be spared any anxiety on the score for some time — If you come to Town I shall hope to have the pleasure of seeing you.
I am now in much better health but find sudden changes of weather affect me very much bringing on ague & fever fits. I am now working a little but having fresh collections still arriving from correspondents in the E. it is principally the drudgery of cleaning packing & arrangement.
On the opposite page I give all the information I can about the Timor fossils so that you can send it entire to Dr Falconer.
With best wishes for the speedy recovery of your health | I remain My dear Darwin Yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace.
Status: Draft transcription [Transcription (WCP1853.1743)]
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5 Westbourne Grove Terrace, W. January 14 (1863?).
My dear Mr. Darwin,— I am very sorry indeed to hear you are still in weak health. Have you ever tried mountain air? A residence at 2,000 or 3,000 ft. elevation is very invigorating.
I trust your family are now all in good health, and that you may be spared any anxiety on that score for some time. If you come to town I shall hope to have the pleasure of seeing you.
I am now in much better health, but find sudden changes of weather affect me very much, bringing on ague and fever fits. I am now working a little, but having fresh collections [2] still arriving from correspondents in the East, it is principally the drudgery of cleaning, packing, and arrangement. On the opposite page I give all the information I can about the Timor fossils, so that you can send it entire to Dr. Falconer.
With best wishes for the speedy recovery of your health, I remain, my dear Mr. Darwin, yours very faithfully, ALFRED R. WALLACE.
Status: Draft transcription [Published letter (WCP1853.5936)]
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Please cite as “WCP1853,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP1853