WCP3420

Letter (WCP3420.2907)

[1]

30 Mornington Rd

N.W.

Nov[embe]r 27. 1871.

Dear Mr Wallace,

I have worked hard for the good of the cause. I have given Mr Broome1 séances with Herne2 & Williams,3 Mrs St. Claire,4 Mr Home5 & Kate Fox6— All very successful— His opinions are now quite different from what they were at the beginning and his article — now in type for the Times — will please all sensible spiritualists.7 The only bear now is whether Delane8 lets it go in as it is written— When it appears will be a good opportunity [2] for your letter to come slightly altered as if to make it appear called forth by the article. I return it to you for that purpose—

I am starting for Leamington tomorrow, for a week.

Believe me | Very truly yours | William Crookes [signature]

A. R. Wallace Esq.

1
Broome, Frederick Napier (1824-1896). Canadian-born colonial governor in the British Empire; art critic and reviewer for The Times.
2
Herne, Francis ("Frank") Gideon (1850-1887). British spiritualist.
3
Williams, Charles (1849-?). British medium.
4
St. Claire (fl. 1870s). British medium.
5
Home, Daniel Dunglas (1833-1886). British medium.
6
Fox, Catherine ("Kate") (1837-1892). American medium.
7
Broome, F. N. The Times, December 26, 1872.
8
Delane, John Thadeus (1817-1879). British newspaper editor of The Times 1841-77.

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Revision history

Transcribed by Hamburger, Esther [2015-01-22] Transcription checked by Beros, Matt [2020-03-19]

Please cite as “WCP3420,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3420