WCP2145

Letter (WCP2145.2035)

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Kobenhavn

Store Kongensgade 95-3.

d. 18 may 1911

16 International Animal Protection Congress. 1-5 August 1911.

Dear Sir!

I take liberty to ask you, if we may have the honour to put your name on our list of Vice-Presidents of the Congress.

We hope also to have the honour of your presence at the Congress.

Believe me to be with the highest regards your respectfully[.]

In the Name of the Committee | Laurent Mehrn [signature] | Lieut nt Colonel | Secretary.

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Printed text on the left hand side of the page "Syrevaerneforeningen "SVALEN". [an printed image of a flying bird] Actuosa provolo."
Text in a hand that is not the authors and is possibly Wallace's "Declined with Thanks".
"Mehrn" written by hand alongside British Museum stamp.

Please cite as “WCP2145,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 21 September 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2145