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WCP2081

Letter (WCP2081.1971)

[1]

Epping

March 14th 1867

My dear Sir,

I shall send you by post tonight a paper on the Distribution of Lepidoptera in Great Britain and Ireland1 sent to me by Mr Dunning2 who requested me to forward it to you when I have looked it over — of course you have seen it before.

Mr Dunning wishes to know whether we think it sufficiently valuable and interesting to be published at the expense of the Entomological Society. I think this is rather a difficult question to answer and before giving any opinion on the subject I should like to know what you think of it.

With kind regards and best wishes I am | my dear Sir | yours very sincerely | Henry Doubleday3 [signature]

A R Wallace Esq

1
Fust, Herbert Jenner. 1868. Distribution of Lepidoptera in Great Britain and Ireland. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 3rd Series, IV: 417-518. (Read 18th Feb. 1867).
2
Dunning, Joseph William (1833-1897). British entomologist.
3
Doubleday, Henry (1808-1875). British naturalist. Brother of Edward Doubleday.

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Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Letter (WCP2081.1971)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Powell, Jane [2015-06-17] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula [2019-12-20] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2025-03-03]

Please cite as “WCP2081,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2081