WCP3314

Letter (WCP3314.3282)

[1]1,2

Victoria York R[oa]d.

Guildford Surrey

Sept[ember] 7th 3

Dr. Alfred R. Wallace

My dear Sir,

May I take a few valuable moments, to express to you the deep gratitude several are feeling on reading the "Interviews" in "Daily News of today"[.]

A clergyman friend [2] who is a fellow scholar of repute Rev[erend]. J. G. Wilson M.A. and who is truly an "Other World" gentle man has just said "Now I can go on with tomorrow's sermon with a brave heart Dr. Wallace has laid my tempest for nie[?]"

And a Sunday School [3]4 Minister has also said "Some of us were saying how dark things were looking for us just now — this dreadful "Origin of Life &c" — and now this morning my son says "It takes a soldier to conquer a soldier — now Dr. Wallace has come we can cease our mourning."

Sincerely hoping the inclement season[?] has [4] not affected your health dear sir[.]

Believe me | I am gratefully and respectfully yours | Sarah A. Bennett [signature]5

Late of The [word illeg.] Port Isaac[?]

1
A note has been made in the top left-hand corner of the page. It is written obliquely and reads, "Ans[were]d". The note has been crossed through.
2
There is a catalogue/reference number inscribed in the top right-hand corner of the page. It reads "166".
3
The year of the correspondence — 1912 — has been added subsequently and by a different hand.
4
There is a catalogue/reference number inscribed in the top right-hand corner of the page. It reads "167".
5
The official stamp of the British Museum is placed directly beneath the writer's signature.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3314.3282)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Cooper, Rod [2015-03-19] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-03-19] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

Please cite as “WCP3314,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3314