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WCP3498

Letter (WCP3498.3388)

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Broadstone, Wimborne

April 10th. 1908

Messrs Macmillan & Co.2

Dear Sirs

The specimen you send now of smaller type for Botanical portions of Spruce's3 book4 is excellent. It avoids any possible mistake while being perfectly distinct & easy to read, — and I thank you for making the alteration[.]

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Oval ink stamp, “G.B.M” and date stamped “11 APR 1908”.
2
Macmillan, Frederick Orridge (1851-1936). Eldest son of Daniel Macmillan, a founding partner in the bookselling and publishing firm of Macmillan & Co.
3
Spruce, Richard (1817-1893). British botanist, explorer and collector in the Amazon; lifelong friend of ARW.
4
Wallace, A. R. ed. 1908. Richard Spruce. Notes of a botanist on the Amazon and Andes. London: Macmillan & Co. Two volumes.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3498.3388)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Linden, Tess [2013-08-19] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-08-19] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3498,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3498