WCP3509

Letter (WCP3509.3399)

[1]1

Old Orchard.2

Broadstone,

Wimborne.3

Dec[embe]r. 6th. 1908

Messrs. Macmillan & Co

Dear Sirs4

I enclose a letter from Dr. Britten.5 You will perhaps like to send him a copy.6

I like the set up of the books, as library volumes.

I shall be obliged if you will send me Cuttings of the Reviews, &c.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
"116" written in lead pencil in an unknown hand above and to the right of the address.
2
"262" written in blue pencil in an unknown hand to the left of the address.
3
Date stamp: "8 DEC 1908" in purple ink to the left of the address.
4
An oval stamp in purple ink enclosing the letters "G.B.M." (possibly for George Boyd MacMillan) is faintly visible to the left of the address.
5
Probably Britten, James (1846-1924). English botanist.
6
Presumably of Wallace, Alfred Russel (Ed.). (1908). Richard Spruce. Notes of a botanist on the Amazon and Andes. Macmillan & Co., London.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3509.3399)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lucas, Paula [2014-02-24] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2014-02-25] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

Please cite as “WCP3509,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 12 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3509