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WCP3587

Letter (WCP3587.3486)

[1]

14 Hattersley Grove

Bayswater.

Jun 1 [1880]1

My Lord,2

If the Society of which yr lordship is President would offer a [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 Hampden3 [signature]

[4]4

1
In unknown handwriting on page 4, “1st June. 80. / J. Hampden”. / “1. June 80”.
2
Bruce, Henry Austin (1815-1895). First Baron Aberdare, British politician.
3
Hampden, John (1819-1891). British promoter of the Flat Earth theory.
4
See note 1.

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] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3587,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3587