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WCP3372

Letter (WCP3372.3340)

[1]

Waldron Edge, Duppas Hill,

Croydon.

May 19th. 1878

Dear Mr. Macmillan1

I have to be in town tomorrow (Monday) at a meeting of Examiners2 at S. Kensington at 10 am. & shall probably be free about 12 or 1. As I shall be fully occupied for the next fortnight with Exn. papers this is the only day I could meet Mr. Palgrave3 I will therefore call on you about 1 or 1 to 2 — if possible, on the chance that you may be able [2] to let him know in time for him to come.

Yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

[3]4

1
Macmillan, Alexander (1818-1896). British publisher and co-founder with his brother Daniel of Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
2
See Wallace’s ‘My experiences as an examiner’ in Wallace, A. R. 1905. My life: A record of events and opinions. London: Chapman and Hall. Volume 2, pp. 406-418.
3
Palgrave, William Gifford (1826-1888). British Arabic scholar, traveller and diplomatist.
4
In unknown handwriting, “Wallace”.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3372.3340)]

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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 “WCP3372,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3372