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WCP2599

Letter (WCP2599.2489)

[1]1

Fairmount Ave

Fairmount

Cincinnati Ohio.

Aug. 31st 1893,

Alfred R Wallace L. L. D.

Dear Sir,

Permit me to thank you for your very valuable paper2 read at the Psychical Congress, held at Chicago last week.

This is a great service to the Cause of Spiritualism you have rendered in writing this paper. It is honest, manly. — A piece [2] 2 of work equal to any you have ever done, & that is saying a great deal. I wish you long life and happiness.

I have been a public speaker in the Trance State for 18 years. The idea of "a Subc-onscious Ego". speaking through me[.] I have found that a scientist can make an ass of himself as readily as any other man.

Yours sincerely | J Clegg Wright.3 [signature]

1
In pencil in unknown handwriting, "J. Clegg Wright".
2
Wallace, A. R. 1893. Notes on the growth of opinion as to obscure psychical phenomena during the last fifty years. Religio-Philosophical Journal (Chicago) (n.s.) 4 (no.15): 229-230. This paper was communicated to the Psychical Congress in Chicago, held 21-25 Aug. 1893.
3
Wright, J. Clegg (?-1912). Spiritualist lecturer, trance medium and author.

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Transcribed by O'Dell, Sandra [2015-04-01] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-04-01] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

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