WCP3647

Letter (WCP3647.3550)

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Foreign Office.

February 14 1854

Sir,2

With reference to my letter of the 9th. Instant3 informing you that the destination of Her Majesty’s Ship "Frolic" had been changed, and that therefore a passage to Australia could not be afforded to Mr. Wallace in that Vessel, I am now directed by the Earl of Clarendon4 to acquaint you that he has been informed that Mr. Wallace has been offered a passage by the Lord[']s Commissioners of the Admiralty in5 [2] Her Majesty’s Ship "Juno" which will ultimately proceed to Australia, but as her course may be very lengthened and circuitous & Mr. Wallace’s arrival in Australia consequently much delayed, I am to state to you that Lord Clarendon is of opinion that it would probably better suit Mr. Wallace’s views to proceed to Australia in the Mail Packet, in which case I am directed by His Lordship to inform6 [3] you that the expence [sic] of his passage to that place will be defrayed by Her Majesty’s Government.

I am, | Sir, | Your most obedient | humble Servant | Wodehouse [signature]

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1
In the bottom left hand corner is written "The Secretary to The Royal Geographical Society. &c &c &c"
2
Shaw, Henry Norton ( -1868). British Royal Navy Surgeon and Diplomat; Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, London.
3
Day of the current month.
4
Villiers, George William Frederick (1800-1870). Lord Clarendon; British diplomat and statesman; Foreign Secretary for three periods between 1852 and 1870.
5
"in" is repeated as a catchword on page 2.
6
"inform" is repeated as a catchword on page 3.
7
Later annotation adds "Foreign Office Rec[eive]d. Feb 14 Ans[were]d and — [Februry] 16." Another annotation in pencil adds "1854, Feb. 14".

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Revision history

Transcribed by Szentgyorgyi, Katherine [2012-09-17] Transcription checked by Beros, Matt [2019-12-20]

Please cite as “WCP3647,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3647