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WCP2913

Letter (WCP2913.2803)

[1]

ROYAL GARDENS KEW

DIRECTOR

Kew

17 Nov 1908

Dear Sir,

Kindly permit me to repeat my personal thanks for your great generosity in sending to Kew the most reliable collection of papers relating to the late Dr Spruce.1 They have reached me safely and form a very welcome addition to our possessions.

Believe me | Yours sincerely | D. Prain2 [signature]

Dr. A. R. Wallace, O.M., F.R.S.

Old Orchard

Broadstone

Wimborne

1
Spruce, Richard (1817-1893). British botanist, explorer and collector in the Amazon; lifelong friend of ARW.
2
Prain, David (1857-1944). Scottish botanist who worked in India at the Calcutta Botanical Garden. Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1905-1922.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2913.2803)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Sherwood, Danni [2020-06-09] Transcription checked by Lo, Yen [2020-10-30] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2913,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2913