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WCP3196

Letter (WCP3196.3164)

[1]

INWOOD,

HENSTRIDGE,

BLANDFORD.

TELEGRAMS TO HENSTRIDGE.

STATION — HENSTRIDGE.

VIA TEMPLECOMBE, S.W.R.

22. Aug 1900

Dear Dr Wallace

May I ask your acceptance of this little leg of venison? It is ready to be cooked, & I trust you will find it tender —

Will you please, also, [2] let me thank you for your courteous reception of us last Monday —

With the best remembrance of Mr. Guest1 & myself

I remain | Truly yrs | Theodora Guest2 [signature]

[3]3

1
Guest, Thomas Merthyr (1838-1904). Master of the Blackmore Vale Hounds. Married Theodora Grosvenor in 1877.
2
Guest (née Grosvenor), Theodora (1840-1924). British author, anti-suffragist, collector and benefactor. Wife of Thomas Merthyr Guest.
3
In ARW’s handwriting, “Theodora Guest”.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3196.3164)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Powell, Jane [2015-06-24] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-06-24] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3196,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3196