WCP3072

Letter (WCP3072.3040)

[1]1

Rangers Lodge. H[yde].[?] P[ark].[?]

1st April [1853]2

Sir /

I shall be glad to forward your wishes and to see you at Sarawak and will reply to your communication when I have leisure.

I am now on the point of leaving England[.]

faithfully yours | J Brooke3 [signature]

A[lfred] Wallace Esqr

1
The letter has been annotated at the head towards the top right-hand corner, perhaps by Wallace: "1854-5?" and underneath: "1853?".
2
James Brooke visited England in May 1851 staying for around two years, so dating this letter to 1 April 1853, shortly before he left the country (Barley, N. 2003. White Rajah: A Biography of Sir James Brooke. [Paperback edition]. London, UK: Abacus. [p. 136]).
3
Brooke, James (1803-1868). Rajah of Sarawak.

Editorial information

Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Letter (WCP3072.3040)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Catchpole, Caroline [2012-10-09] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Watt, Helen [2018-07-30]

Please cite as “WCP3072,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 30 November 2023, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3072