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WCP2203

Letter (WCP2203.2093)

[1]1

THE ROYAL SOCIETY,

BURLINGTON HOUSE, LONDON, W.

Shelford. Cambs

Jan 18 94

My dear Wallace

The young men at the Univ. here have a flourishing "science club," which has done good work.

They are going to have a sort of soirèe towards the end of March (day not yet fixed,) 16th or thereabouts probably.

They are anxious to have [2]2

[3] two short addresses say 1/2 hour or so — one physical &c, one biological[.] They are most anxious that you should give the biological one. I promised to ask you, & in doing so let me urge to say yes if you possibly can[.]

Er yours truly | M. Foster3 [signature]

1
In ARW’s handwriting, “Leave open”.
2
In ARW’s handwriting, “Sir Michael Foster KCB See R. S. &c”.
3
Foster, Michael (1836-1907). British physiologist and politician. Secretary of the Royal Society of London.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2203.2093)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Colombero, Chloé-Rose [2018-08-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2203,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2203