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WCP2904

Letter (WCP2904.2794)

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THE CAMP.

SUNNINGDALE.

June 2 1908

Mr dear Wallace

Mr. F. Darwin2 informs me that your letter & enclosure received by his Father June 18 1858 was nowhere to be found when he published the "Life & Letters" in 1887,3 & that it has not since turned up. Can he have returned it to you? if so would you kindly send him or me a copy.? Also copies of my letter to you on or about July 13th. 18584 sent in enclosed in one from Darwin (see "Life & Letters ii 128) & Darwin's covering letter, are very much desired by us — we are collecting scattered documents relating to the subject of your & Darwins [sic] views appearing in Linn. Soc. Proceedings[.]5

vy sincerely yrs | Jos. D Hooker6 [signature]

1
In ARW’s handwriting, “Answd.”
2
Darwin, Francis ("Frank") (1848-1925). British botanist; 3rd son of Charles Robert and Emma Darwin.
3
Darwin, Francis ed. 1887. The life and letters of Charles Darwin, including an autobiographical chapter. London: John Murray. Two volumes.
5
Darwin, C. R. and A. R. Wallace. 1858. On the tendency of species to form varieties; and on the perpetuation of varieties and species by natural means of selection. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology 3 (20 August): 46-50.
6
Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1817-1911). British botanist and explorer. Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1865-85. President of the Royal Society 1873-78.

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Transcribed by Lucas, Paula [2018-08-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2904,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2904