WCP3680

Form letter (WCP3680.3584)

[1]

Royal1 Geographical Society,

1, Savile Row, Burlington Gardens, W.

27th Nov.[ember] 1879

SIR,

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

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

We have to request that on or before the 8th Dec.[ember] 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
This note is a typed form letter, written on blue paper.
2
Dutch professor of geography and ethnology Pieter Johannes Veth (1814 — 1895).
3
English geographer, explorer, and writer Sir Clements Robert Markham, KCB, FRS (1830 — 1916). Markham was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) from 1863 to 1888, and later presided over the RGS for 12 years.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Form letter (WCP3680.3584)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Clerx, William [2012-08-16] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15]

Please cite as “WCP3680,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3680