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WCP2070

Letter (WCP2070.1960)

[1]1,2

Hamburg Germany

April 28th 1912

Alfred Russel Wallace Esq

My dear Sir,

You are respectfully requested by Sir Fdk van Eeden3 and myself to represent England as one of the signers to a preliminary call from the proposed league. Trusting that the importance of the plan may appeal to you,

Respectfully | Upton Sinclair [signature]

1
. In ARW’s handwriting, “Answd. May 3rd.”
3
Van Eeden, Frederik Willem (1860-1932). 19th-century and early 20th-century Dutch writer and psychiatrist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2070.1960)]

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

Revision history

Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2015-04-24] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-04-24] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2025-03-03]

Please cite as “WCP2070,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2070