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WERUM BROS.,

TOLEDO, OHIO, U.S.A.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN

NATURAL SCIENCE MATERIAL

WILL EXCHANGE FIRST-CLASS SPECIMENS.

Toledo, O. July 7^th1894

Mr Alfred R Wallace

Parkstone Eng —

Dear sir

I have on hand about five thousand duplicates = Diurnal and nocturnal Lepidoptera = In papers in good condition = I do not want to keep them and would take pleasure in mailing anything you want if I have them or can get them, without charge of course, as I do nothing now with specimens in a commercial way = My private collection of insects fills 142 drawers 19 x 23 inches = I have also a fine collection of Marine invertebrates Minerals, fossils, &c. But no duplicates to spare = The specimens I have to distribute are mostly from this country — The list is too long to write but if you will name the species you care for I will try [2] [Two unrelated sketches] [3] send them = If you do not care for any I will send a few to anyone you designate = But I do not care to supply any person who collects simply to see how large a collection can be secured = I am spending much time now in making psychological experiments = spiritualism — &c –

I understand that you have investigated some in the direction = I will not annoy you by giving the results but if I can be of any service to you or the societé I will do what I can in that direction =

Please excuse me for presuming to address you, but I am so familiar with your contributions to science that I almost feel acquainted with you[.]

Very Respectfully | J. H. Werum¹ [signature]