WCP3684

Letter (WCP3684.3588)

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Dear Sir1

Having consulted with Mr Watersworth2 concerning the Paradize [sic] Birds, which you wish to purchase, I may mention that we are inclined to sell at $500 Cash. If these terms suit you, you can take them.

Yours Ob[e]d[ien]tly | M Moss [signature]

3 February

1862

1
The addressee was the secretary to the Zoological Society, London. See also WCP1720.1603, ARW from Singapore, 7 Feb. 1862, to Philip Lutley Sclater.
2
Watersworth, William (fl. 1854-1862). ?British. Merchant, commissioning agent and auctioneer in Singapore.

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Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Letter (WCP3684.3588)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Knott, Peter [2013-01-07] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula [2019-12-20]

Enclosure (WCP3684.3589)

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Received from A R Wallace Esq[ui]re the sum of $400 four hundred dollars for Two living Paradize [sic] Birds.

M Moss [signature]

Singapore

6 February 18621

1
See WCP3684.3588, M. Moss to ?Philip Lutley Sclater, Secretary of the Zoological Society of London, 3 Feb. 1862, and WCP1720.1603, ARW from Singapore, 7 Feb. 1862, to Philip Lutley Sclater.

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Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Enclosure (WCP3684.3589)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Catchpole, Caroline [2012-10-02] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula [2019-12-20]

Please cite as “WCP3684,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 2 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3684