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WCP3313

Letter (WCP3313.3281)

[1]1

149 Elizabeth Street,

Sydney

Australia.

10 July /12.

Dr. A. R. Wallace,

Wimbourne.

My dear Sir,

Your urbanity will, I am sure, absolve the presumptuousness of my intrusion.

My object in writing is to call attention to an article which I am informed will appear in the "XIXth. Century" in August. It is by my old friend Mr. William Bugby,2 a schoolteacher in Tasmania, who is a staunch Anti-Vaccinist [sic], Anti-Vivisectionist, and, I believe, a bit of a Spiritualist.

He is writing on the subject of "Lost Atlantis", and the (alleged) discoveries [2] made by the late Dr. and Mdme. Le Plongeon3,4 in Yucatan. You can scarcely fail to be interested in the article, and the subsequent discussion that is sure to arise.

With great respect | Yours very faithfully | W. Wilton.5 [signature]

1
In ARW’s handwriting, “? The Lost Atlantis in XIX. Century in August?”.
2
Bugby, William (c.1852-1928). Australian teacher and polemicist.
3
Le Plongeon, Augustus (1825-1908). British-American photographer, antiquarian and amateur archaeologist. Husband of Alice Dixon Le Plongeon.
4
Le Plongeon (née Dixon), Alice (1851-1910). English photographer, amateur archaeologist and author.
5
Wilton has not been identified.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3313.3281)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Cooper, Rod [2015-03-12] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-03-12] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3313,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3313