WCP2578

Letter (WCP2578.2468)

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THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.

551 BROADWAY NEW YORK2

Jan[uary]. 13th, 1879

Alfred Russell [sic] Wallace, F.R.S.

London, England.

Dear Sir:

Your name and your work are so well known and so much esteemed on this side of the Atlantic that a direct contribution from your pen to our literature would be considered a high compliment and obligation by your many admirers in this country and command, it is needless [2]3 to add, a large and appreciative reading. Anything that you might say concerning the subjects of your choice, but more especially concerning spiritualism, which has been and is still exciting so profound an interest in this and other questions of the globe, would greatly enhance the labors of native investigators in this direction.

We should feel extremely gratified if you would kindly consider our request. The Review4 is the medium of the best thought in America and, as you are probably aware, many [3]5 distinguished Europeans, among them Mr Gladstone, have of late contributed to it papers of the first importance.

Earnestly hoping that you will have it in your power to comply, I remain, Dear Sir, | Very truly yours,| A Thorndike Rice [signature]6

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1
There is a catalogue/reference number inscribed in the top right-hand corner of the page. It reads "181".
2
The letterhead is centred at the top of the page, and is printed in blue ink.
3
There is a catalogue/reference number, which appears to have been crossed through, inscribed in the top right-hand corner of the page. It reads "182".
4
North American Review. The first literary review published in the United States of America and founded in Boston in 1815.
5
The sheet has been rotated 90 degrees and the correspondence written across the length of the page.
6
The official stamp of the British Museum is positioned beneath the signature.
7
There is no correspondence on the fourth page. Presumably for the purpose of filing the letter, Wallace has written "Thorndike Rice" lightly in pencil at the top of the page.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2578.2468)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Cooper, Rod [2015-05-08] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-05-08] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

Please cite as “WCP2578,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2578