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Henry C. McCook,

The Manse

3700 Chestnut Street,

Philadelphia,

September 6th, 1890.

Mr. Alfred Russel Wallace,

Dear Sir:-

I have this day forwarded to you by steamer Volume I and Volume II of my "American Spiders and their Spinningwork,"¹ which I beg you to accept with my compliments and assurances of my sincere respect.

I venture with your permission to place your name upon my list of subscribers, although of course the work is wholly complimentary as to yourself. I do this because a friend recently place a small sum of money in my hands to aid me in meeting the heavy expenses of publication. I declined to accept this money as an absolute gift, but agreed to take it on condition that it might be used to pay for a few sets furnished to prominent naturalists. This condition being accepted, your name was the first to occur to me, as standing foremost among the working naturalists of Europe. I have therefore placed it upon my list, and have great pleasure in forwarding to you the books. Volume III which closes the series I hope to finish during the approaching winter.

[2] Not knowing your address, I will forward the books, as I send this letter, to the care of "Nature", MacMillan & Company, London.

With cordial assurances of respect, I remain

Very truly yours, | Henry McCook² [signature]