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WCP3680

Form letter (WCP3680.3584)

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Royal Geographical Society,

1, Savile Row, Burlington Gardens, W.

27th Nov. 1879

SIR,

The following Paper has been referred to you, viz.:—

The Dutch Expedition to Central Sumatra1 By Professor P. J. Veth2

We have to request that on or before the 8th Dec. you will return the Paper, in a Sealed Packet, with a Report in writing, in which you will be pleased to state your opinion:—

1st, Whether the Paper be ORIGINAL?

2dly, Whether it should be accepted for publication by the Society?

3dly, Whether it can be altered or abridged with advantage; and IN WHAT MANNER?

4thly, Whether it is adapted for reading at one of the Evening Meetings?

We are, Sir, | Your very obedient Servants, | CLEMENTS R. MARKHAM,3

R. H. MAJOR, Secretaries.

Please to return this Letter, commencing your opinion on the back of this page

A. R. Wallace, Esq.

1
Veth, P. J. 1879. The Dutch Expedition to Central Sumatra. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography, Vol. 1, no. 12 (Dec., 1879), pp. 759-777.
2
Veth, Pieter Johannes (1814-1895). Dutch professor of geography and ethnology.
3
Markham, Clements Robert (1830-1916). British geographer, explorer, and writer. Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society 1863-88.

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Revision history

Transcribed by Clerx, William [2012-08-16] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3680,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3680