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WCP3570

Letter (WCP3570.4362)

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ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

1, Savile Row,

Burlington Gardens,

London, W.

TELEPHNOE: NO. 57 MAYFAIR.

November 17th, 1908.

Dr Alfred R. Wallace, O.M., F.R.S.,

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Wimborne.

Dear Dr Wallace,

Your letter1of the 12th, with reference to the unusued [sic] MSS. and notes relating to Spruce's2 journeys in South America3 was read at the Council yesterday, and I am directed to convey to you their best thanks for your kind offer to place them at the disposal of the Society, an offer which the Council gladly accept.

Yours very truly, | J. S. Keltie4 [signature]

P.S. Since writing the above I have received your letter, along with the books; your suggestions will of course, have the most careful consideration.

2
Spruce, Richard (1817-1893). British botanist, explorer and collector in the Amazon; lifelong friend of ARW.
3
Wallace, A. R. 1908. Preface. In: Spruce, Richard. 1908. Notes of a botanist on the Amazon and Andes. London: MacMillan, Vol. 1, pp. v-ix; pp. xxi-xlvii.
4
Keltie, John Scott (1840-1927). Scottish geographer, Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, London.

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Letter (cc) (WCP3570.3469)

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November 17th, 1908.

Dr Alfred R. Wallace, O.M., F.R.S.,

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Wimborne.

Dear Dr Wallace,

Your letter1 of the 12th, with reference to the unusued [sic] MSS. and notes relating to Spruce's2 journeys in South America3 was read at the Council yesterday, and I am directed to convey to you their best thanks for your kind offer to place them at the disposal of the Society, an offer which the Council gladly accept.

Yours very truly,4

P.S. Since writing the above I have received your letter, along with the books; your suggestions will of course, have the most careful consideration.

2
Spruce, Richard (1817-1893). British botanist, explorer and collector in the Amazon; lifelong friend of ARW.
3
Wallace, A. R. 1908. Preface. In: Spruce, Richard. 1908. Notes of a botanist on the Amazon and Andes. London: MacMillan, Vol. 1, pp. v-ix; pp. xxi-xlvii.
4
Keltie, John Scott (1840-1927). Scottish geographer, Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, London.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (cc) (WCP3570.3469)]

For more information about the transcriptions and metadata, see https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info/content/epsilon

Revision history

Transcribed by Congerton, John [2019-12-17] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3570,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3570