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WCP3371

Letter (WCP3371.3339)

[1]

The Dell, Grays, Essex

March 30th. 1876

Dear Mr. Macmillan1

Thanks for your kind acquiescence.

If you can manage it without inconvenience I shd like £.250 at once, as I may be called on to pay that amount any day. The rest can remain a month or perhaps more.

I suppose a receipt acknowledging it as an advance or account bearing interest, will be sufficient. If so please [2] send a form with the checque.

Believe me | Yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

P.S. you will be pleased to hear that I am to be President of Sect D.2 at Glasgow this year.

A.R.W.

[3]3

1
Macmillan, Alexander (1818-1896). British publisher and co-founder with his brother Daniel of Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
2
Section D of the British Association, which covers Zoology and Botany, to which Wallace was elected president in 1876.
3
In unknown handwriting, “Wallace”.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3371.3339)]

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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 “WCP3371,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3371