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WCP3679

Letter (WCP3679.3583)

[1]

Admiralty

21st December 1853

Sir1

Having laid before my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty your letter of the 19th Inst. requesting on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society that Mr Wallace may be provided with a passage to Sydney, in H.M.S. Juno, I am commanded by my Lords to acquaint you, that the application must be made through the Foreign Office—

I am Sir| Your most humble servant | Osborne2 [signature]

The Secretary

Royal Geographical Society

3 Waterloo Place

[2]3

1853 Admiralty Recd — Dec. 23.

1
Shaw, Henry Norton (d. 1868). British Royal Navy Surgeon and Diplomat; Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, London 1849-63.
2
Osborne, Ralph Bernal (1808-1882). British Liberal politician.
3
In unknown handwriting.

Editorial information

Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Letter (WCP3679.3583)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lord, Annette [2012-09-17] Transcription checked by Beros, Matt [2019-12-20] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3679,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3679