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WCP2375

Letter (WCP2375.2265)

[1]1

HER MAJESTY’S PRINTING OFFICE,

LONDON, E.C.

20. 9. 78

Dear Sir,

I have much pleasure in signing2 your paper, I wish you all success.

Yrs truly | W Spottiswoode [signature]

1
In pencil in ARW’s handwriting, “Thanked”. The letter has not been found.
2
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.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2375.2265)]

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

Revision history

Transcribed by Crane, Megan [2015-04-24] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-04-24] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2375,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2375