WCP3091

Letter (WCP3091.3059)

[1]1

50, Grosvenor Place, S.W.

22.4.[18]71

Dear Mr Wallace

I communicated immediately on receipt of your note with the President2 & hope that your friend will have received card for his soirée tonight.3 I understand [2] that it was his intention that all fellows should be asked; & if any omissions have occurred it would have been through mistake, — or more probably through miscarriage or change of address. [3] Had I known the particulars of any omissions, either among the fellows or recipients of medals, — or of any men of science desirous of coming I would gladly have used all diligence to have them[?] supplied.

[4] Very[?] truly | W Spottiswoode [signature]

1
The letter is written on black-edged mourning paper.
2
Not identified. See note 3.
3
Spottiswoode was a member of, and/or secretary, treasurer or other officer of numerous, mostly scientific, societies and this event has not been identified. The most likely given the date are the British Association for the Advancement of Science, the Royal Institution or the Royal Society. See Crilly, A. J. 2006. Spottiswoode, William (1825-1883), ODNB. <https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/26171>[accessed 12 Apr. 2021].

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lungu, Anca [2018-08-15] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula [2022-07-19]

Please cite as “WCP3091,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3091