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WCP2651

Letter (WCP2651.2541)

[1]

Plymouth.

2nd Febry 1884

My dear Sir.

I beg to thank you most sincerely for your kindness in sending me a copy of your work "Land Nationalisation"1 Absence from home has prevented an earlier acknowledgement. & has also only allowed me to read a few [2] Chapters of the book as yet.

I have been especially interested in that which tells of the results of landlordism in Scotland[.]

Will you permit my having the pleasure of sending you a small book in which I have glanced [3] at this great subject from another point of view.

I remain | With much respect | very faithfully yours | W. F. Butler2 [signature]

A. R. Wallace Esq L.L.D.

[4]3

1
Wallace, A. R. 1882. Land nationalisation; its necessity and its aims; being a comparison of the system of landlord and tenant with that of occupying ownership in their influence on the well-being of the people. Third edition, with appendix on the nationalisation of house property. London: W. Reeves.
2
Butler, William Francis (1838-1910). British army officer and author.
3
In unknown handwriting, “Gen Sir Willm Butler KCB”.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2651.2541)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Ghosh, Susan [2015-05-21] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-05-21] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2651,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2651