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WCP3261

Letter (WCP3261.3229)

[1]

Town Clerk's Office,

Newport, Mon.

12th November 1908.

Sir

I beg to inform you that the Town Council of this Borough, at a meeting held on the 9th instant, instructed me to convey to you their hearty congratulations upon your being granted the Order of Merit by His Majesty the King.1

I am, Sir, | Your obedient servant, | Albert A. Newman2 [signature] Town Clerk.

Dr Alfred Russell [sic] Wallace

Corfe View, Parkstone

Dorset.

1
The Order of Merit is a dynastic order awarded in recognition of distinguished service principally in the advancement of the Arts, Learning, Literature and Science. It is in the sole gift of the Sovereign and is restricted to 24 members as well as additional foreign recipients. There is also a military division included in the 24. The order was established by King Edward VII at the time of his coronation in 1902.
2
Newman, Albert Augustus (-). Town Clerk of Newport, Monmouthshire.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3261.3229)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Paterson, Gavin [2020-06-09] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3261,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3261