WCP2866

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LA MORTOLA,

VENTIMIGLIA,

ITALY.

8. Dec[embe]r 1906

My Dear Dr Wallace,

Your letter of the 4^th has found me here. I cannot recollect what became of the letters received by my late brother from Dr Richard Spruce²[.]

In the memoir of Daniel Hanbury³ written by one Joseph Ince⁴ whose present address is Glenholme[,] 13. Alfred R^d, Acton is the following passage at page 20, alluding to my late brother's correspondents.

"The letters of Richard Spruce the explorer of the Amazon and Rio Negro would fill a decently sized volume."

After my brother's death in 1875, I presented his herbarium to the pharmaceutical society, Bloomsbury Square, London [2]⁵ where it now is, carefully looked after by the Curator Mr E. M. Holmes.⁶ It may contain specimens sent by Spruce.

Both Ince & Holmes are my friends and hold the memory of Daniel in the highest esteem. If you write to them please use my name. —

I will write to my sister Mrs Aggs,⁷ Pippbrook, Dorking who was present at the death of Daniel and may recollect what became of the letters of Richard Spruce.

I shall be happy to aid in any other way I can[.]

With kind regards | Yours sincerely | T. Hanbury [signature]