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My dear Will²

When you go to London next will you get me a small quantity – – one or two square feet — of thin Aluminium, about as thick as stout paper. It would do in strips about 3 in. or 4 in. wide. I want it to cut plant-labels & just thick enought to be firm & not bend or crumple up in the wind, but not so thick that it will not dent in well, when written on with a hard pencil or metal point.

I have some sheet copper labels of this sort, but it is [2] too thin & brittle, & the wind sometimes breaks them in two by blowing them back & fore.

We have now had a nice rain after the drought, & hope we shall not have too much of it.

Mr. Stead³ came on Sunday evening & we had a long and interesting talk on politics &c.

Your affectionate Pa | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]