WCP2078

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Altona

17^th December 1866.

Dear Sir,

Since I had the pleasure to see you at London, I found so much busy at home, that it was not possible to make you the collection of butterflies earlier than these days. I must beg your pardon therefore and hope to hear from you, that this sending gave satisfaction. I send you enclosed the list of all the papers contained in [2] the small box with your adress [sic]. This box is send [sic] off today together with others in one large box to Mr. E. Higgins,¹ who will take care of them and deliver it to you.

Please accept my best thanks for the kindness with which you did receive me at London and if your way should bring you near to Altona, I hope you will do me the [3] honour to see my collection.

If you should like to have also a collection of Philippine Nymphalidae, I shall be glad to send you of them. Knowing very well that your duplicates are much richer than mine I am quite sure to find enough among them to place against my Nymphalidae.

Meantime I have the honour to remain, dear Sir, | Your obedient | Georg Semper² [signature]

Alf. R. Wallace Esq.

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[calculations in ARW’s handwriting not transcribed]