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WCP2569

Letter (WCP2569.2459)

[1]

12, TRAFALGAR SQUARE.

CHELSEA, S. W.

Nov 19.77

Dear Sir

I received the enclosed tonight from Dr Carpenter,1 & it seems the best course to send all to you, & beg you to read & return them to me. I have had no other communication with Dr Carpenter on the subject, but this appears to be his wish in writing to me.

I will only add that I am confident you will see the desirability, on several grounds, of [2] of administering whatever statements you deem necessary in as little irritating a form as possible; & further that I am myself absolutely impartial in the matter personally [illeg.]

I have the honour to be yours faithfully | W Allingham2 [signature]

Alfred R Wallace Esq [2 words illeg.] &c. &c.

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1
Carpenter, William Benjamin (1813-1885). British physician, invertebrate zoologist and physiologist.
2
Allingham, William (1824-1889). Irish poet.
3
In unknown handwriting, “W Allingham”.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2569.2459)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Price, Victoria [2015-05-05] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-05-05] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2569,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2569