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WCP2065

Letter (WCP2065.1955)

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WAYSIDE,

CAVENDISH AVENUE,

CAMBRIDGE.

Jan 7 1912

Dear Dr Wallace,

May I be allowed to join in the chorus of congratulations & good wishes that your 89th birthday must be evoking from admirers of your work and character all over the world – It must be a comfort and encouragement to you to know that people of such varied interests are everywhere shouting THANK YOU and WELL DONE!

Yours sincerely | Sydney C. Cockerell1 [signature]

1
. Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle (1867-1962). British bibliophile and collector of medieval manuscripts. Celebrated Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge 1909-1937.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2065.1955)]

For more information about the transcriptions and metadata, see https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info/content/epsilon

Revision history

Transcribed by Tannock, Wendy [2015-07-13] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-07-13] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2025-03-03]

Please cite as “WCP2065,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2065