WCP2447

Letter (WCP2447.2337)

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DARENT-HULME,

SHOREHAM,

SEVENOAKS.

9 Novr. 91

TELEGRAM & RAIL,

SHOREHAM, KENT.

L. C & D. RLT.

My dear Sir,

Mr. Harrison1 informs me of the interest with which you have examined his remarkable collection of paleolithic Flint Implements. As you may like to know something [2] of the geological evidence of the contiguity of the Plateau specimens I am sending you copies of my papers bearing on that question. There are still some weak points about it which I hope [illeg.] research will clear [3] up. In the meantime many of my geological friends remain unconvinced. I brought the subject before the Anthropological Trust last June & got Mr. H. to add a short notice.

I hope the Council will have it published with a significant amount of illustration [4] to give all the typical forms of the plateau implements. Figuring 2 or 3 does not give [illeg.] or correct idea of their importance. The notice in the [illeg.] Antrop. Mag. which is not by me gives a fair abstract of the paper. Hoping you are well.

I am my dear Sir, very truly yours | Joseph Prestwich2 [signature]

Harrison, Benjamin (1837-1921). British amateur archaeologist.
Prestwich, Joseph (1812-1896). British geologist and businessman.

Please cite as “WCP2447,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2447