WCP2072

Letter (WCP2072.1962)

[1]1

[February 1864]2

especially the lowest or brachiopoda,3 so there might perhaps be among insects if they differ as much in rank according to orders, w[hic]h however seems questionable?

I am trying to see if we can get Rajah Brook [sic]4 & others to help before I make a stir about your excellent hint as to exploring the caves of Borneo for fossil Anthropomorphs & the missing link. We could hardly fail [2] in reaping a good scientific harvest whatever turned up. I will return the map soon.

believe me | my dear sir | Ever[?] most[?] truly[?] y[ou]rs | Cha[rles] Lyell [signature]

1
Page 1 is numbered 10 by the repository. The preceding pages of the letter are presumed missing.
2
"Feby. 1864" is written in pencil in the top right corner of the page, before the ms page number but in a different hand, possibly ARW's.
3
A phylum of water-dwelling animals with hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces.
4
Brooke, James (1803-1868). British-born Rajah of Sarawak.

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Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Letter (WCP2072.1962)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Cooper, Rod [2013-02-21] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula [2019-12-20]

Please cite as “WCP2072,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 29 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2072