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WCP3565

Letter (WCP3565.3464)

[1]1

Rosehill, Dorking

Novr. 10th. 1876

Dear Sir2

I shall be happy to preface a lecture for the Royal Geographical Society to be delivered next Spring. The title I shd. propose would be "The Comparative Antiquity of Continents, as indicated by the distribution of Living and Extinct Animals."

I remain | yours faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

H. W. Bates Esq.

Assist. Sec. R. Geog.

Society

[2]

WALLACE, Alfred Russel3

Nov. 10. 1876

A. R. Wallace

Will be happy to deliver a lecture in the spring4

1
Illegible word in unknown hand.
2
Bates, Henry Walter (1825-1892). British naturalist, explorer and close friend of ARW.
3
In unknown handwriting, “WALLACE, Alfred Russel”.
4
In Bate’s handwriting?

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3565.3464)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Cooper, Rod [2013-01-17] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3565,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3565