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WCP2791

Letter (WCP2791.2681)

[1]1

63, Elm Park Gardens,

Fulham Road, S.W.

25 XI 99

Sir/

Copy of Keane's "Man Past and Present"2,3 is forwarded at the request of Mr Webster4 of the Anthropological Society to

Mr A. R. Wallace DCL

Parkstone

Dorset. —

Please return to the undersigned when done with — say (2) two weeks.

Yours faithfully | Robert Needham Cust5 [signature] LLD.

1
In ARW’s handwriting, “Ackd. Returned Book Dec. 6th”.
2
Keane, Augustus Henry (1833-1912). Irish Roman Catholic journalist and linguist, known for his ethnological writings.
3
Keane, Augustus Henry. 1899. Man Past and Present. Cambridge University Press.
4
Webster has not been identified.
5
Cust, Robert Needham (1821-1909). British colonial administrator and linguist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2791.2681)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Cooper, Rod [2015-04-09] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-04-09] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2791,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2791