WCP2716

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79, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E. C.

Lincoln

Sep 18/ 02

My dear Mr Russel Wallace

I have recd your young friends¹ [sic] letter & read it with much interest[.] I will reply to him tomorrow, but can scarcely advise him to give up his present course though I honor his motive. but in point of fact the industrial man is quite as unusual & more severe than military man & it goes on all the time. The [2 words illeg.] exploit [2] or be exploited. If he chooses the latter then he may oust another [illeg.] from the post & [illeg.] wrong him or even [illeg.] him. Nothing but our attention of the system, making as we want to an "each mans gain in he all mens good" will do any good permanently.

With very kind regards | I remain yours truly | John Richardson² [signature]