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WCP2372

Letter (WCP2372.2262)

[1]1

MUSEUM OF PRACTICAL GEOLOGY

7 Victoria Terrace

Beaumaris

17th September [1878?]2

My dear Wallace

I shall be very glad if my signature will be of any use to you and I am sure if you get the post3 you will be the right man in the right place.

Ever yours sincerely | Andw. C. Ramsay4 [signature]

Alfred Wallace Esqre

1
In pencil in ARW’s handwriting, “Answd”. The letter has not been found.
2
Later annotation in pencil.
3
Wallace had written to several people, asking them to sign a memorial (a statement of facts) in his favour in support of his application for the new post of Superintendent of Epping Forest.
4
Ramsay, Andrew Crombie (1814-1891). British geologist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2372.2262)]

For more information about the transcriptions and metadata, see https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info/content/epsilon

Revision history

Transcribed by Lester, Ahren [2014-03-03] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-03-03] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2372,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2372