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WCP2194

Letter (WCP2194.2084)

[1]1

BOTANIC GARDEN, CAMBRIDGE, MASS.

13 Nov. 1886

Dear Dr. Wallace

Mrs. Gray2 reminds me of what I should have said to you on Wednesday – that we hope you will find it convenient to pass the night with us on Wednesday 17th.3

We don’t dress for [2] our social club. Come in morning dress.

Take from Bowdrin Square — in part of the Revere House, the Horse car labelled Mt. Auburn & Garden St.— and be dropped at Chauncy St. near us.

The quarter past [3] 7, will bring you here at 8. But the quarter before 7 is better, as it will bring you in time for a quiet half hour or near it before our friends turn up, which they do most promptly at 8.

Sincerely Yours | Asa Gray4 [signature]

[4]5 To call on -

Dr. Charles S. Minot

25 Mt. Vernon St. (N. of Common par. to Beacon St)

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Dr. W. S. Bigelow 60, Beacon St.

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Dr. Buchanan 6, James Street

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Mr. Ed. Atkinson — 31 Milk Street 10 to 2 3 to 4

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Mr. Allan Putnam, B[illeg.] Light Office, Bromfield St.

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Prof. William James 18 Garden St. Cambridge

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Dr. Holmes — 296, Beacon St.

1
In pencil by unknown handwritng, “Asa Gray (Biol)”.
2
Gray (née Loring) Jane (1821-1909). American editor. Wife of Asa Gray.
3
ARW’s North American lecture tour spanned from October 1886 to August 1887.
4
Gray, Asa (1810-1888). American botanist. Professor of natural history, Harvard University, 1842-73.
5
All the texts on this page in ARW’s handwriting.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2194.2084)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Wolmarans, Jennifer [2018-12-19] Transcription checked by Wolmarans, Jennifer [2018-12-19] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2194,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2194