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WCP3468

Letter (WCP3468.2955)

[1]

Gadebridge Crouch End

London

12 July 1906.

Dear Sir,

I have been reading "My Life"1 with much interest.

It may interest you to hear (though it is a small matter), that your conjecture as to Mr Ward2 having written that letter in 'Nature' signed 'M', (p 309) is a mistake; I was the writer.

I can't say I had any acquaintance at first hand with clairvoyance, but was disposed to think that it had some basis of fact.

With all good wishes | yours faithfully. | Alex. B. MacDowall.3 [signature]

Dr. A. R. Wallace

1
Wallace, A. R. 1905. My life: A record of events and opinions. London: Chapman & Hall. Two volumes.
2
Ward has not been identified.
3
MacDowall, Alexander Baird (1843-1936). Scottish meteorologist and author.

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Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3468.2955)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2015-02-13] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-02-13] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3468,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3468