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WCP3101

Transcription (WCP3101.3069)

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Copy of reply

Dec. 24th. 1875.

Sir1

I have no doubt at all about the matter you refer to, & consider your claim2 as I have told you before most preposterous.

I placed no butterflies in your hands for sale. You did not sell them, or find a purchaser. I therefore positively deny your claim to any commission, & shall take no further notice of any communication on the subject.

I remain | Yours &c | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Cutter, William (-). London agent of Natural history specimen collector and dealer.

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Status: Draft transcription [Transcription (WCP3101.3069)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Pulice, John [2013-08-13] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-08-13] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3101,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3101