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WCP3505

Letter (WCP3505.3395)

[1]1

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Wimborne.

Sepr. 21st 1908

Messrs. Macmillan & Co2

Dear Sir

I have now the last revises of Spruce's3 book — & have nearly finished getting out all the items of the Index.

Will you be so good as to do the Alphabetical sorting out?

And shall I send it to you, or to the Printers, for that purpose?

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Oval stamp, “G.B.M.”, date stamped “22 SEP 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.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3505.3395)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2014-04-17] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3505,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3505