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WCP2350

Letter (WCP2350.2240)

[1]

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Edinburgh

19 Queen Street

St. Andrews

March 8th 1877

Dear Sir

I am glad to hear you are willing to deal with Distribution on the animal side.1 A general outline will be sufficient as most of the details will be given in other & more special articles. Mr Bentham2 will I think undertake the vegetable side & he is I suppose one of the highest authorities on the subject.

[2] What space do you think would be required for your own section of the subject? If you could conveniently prepare it I should be glad to have the article with two months from this date.

Very truly yours | Thos. S. Baynes3 [signature]

Alfred R. Wallace Esq –

1
ARW, with William T. Thiselton Dyer contributed ‘Acclimatisation’ and ‘Distribution-Zoology’ for the Encyclopedia Britannica (Jan. 1878), vol. 7: 267-290 (pp. 267-286 by Wallace; pp. 286-290 by Thiselton Dyer).
2
Bentham, George (1800-1884). British botanist. President of the Linnean Society 1861-74.
3
Baynes, Thomas Spencer (1823-1887). British philosopher, editor and teacher of philosophy.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2350.2240)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2014-11-07] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-11-07] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

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