WCP3587

Letter (WCP3587.3486)

[1]

14 Hattersley Grove,

Bayswater.

[London W.]

Juin 1 [sic]1

My Lord,2

If the Society of which y[ou]r lordship is President3 would offer a [1 word illeg.] or prize medal [2] to anyone who could discover the shape of the World, and it not be as advantageous to the nation as many of the explorations about which such a fuss is [3] being made? With income of nearly £9,000, such gross ignorance is somewhat discreditable.

Yours respectfully | John Hampden [signature]

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1
The date is 1st June. The year is not shown here in the letter heading, but recorded on page 4 as 1880 (see Endnote 5).
2
Bruce, Henry Austin, 1st Baron Aberdare (1815-1895). British Liberal Party politician, who served in government as Home Secretary, (1868-1873) and Lord President of the Council.
3
Bruce (see Endnote 2) was elected president of the Royal Geographical Society in 1881, a learned society and professional body for geography and geographers, founded in 1830.
4
The page is blank. "1. June [18]80" (underlined) is written in ink in the top RH corner and "J. Campbell" struck through is written underneath. On the inverted page, "1st. June. [18]80." (underlined) and "J. Hampden" is written underneath.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3587.3486)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by O'Dell, Sandra [2015-06-10] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-06-10] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10]

Please cite as “WCP3587,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3587