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WCP2379

Letter (WCP2379.2269)

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ATHENAEUM CLUB

PALL MALL S. W.

Sept 26 1878

My dear Mr Wallace

I have only just on my return to London received your note. I hope I am not too late signing the memorial.1 It would give me sincere plea- [2] sure to find that you were successful in your application. I believe a better man and one who worked more thoroughly carry out the wishes of the public and at the same time secure [3] the sympathies of all interested in scientific and aesthetic truth could not be appointed.

Believe me | very sincerely yours | Geo. J. Allman2 [signature]

A. R. Wallace Esq.

1
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.
2
Allman, George James (1812-1898). Irish zoologist and botanist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2379.2269)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2014-11-03] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-11-03] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2379,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2379