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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 Obdtly | M Moss3 [signature]

3 February

1862

1
Sclater, Philip Lutley (1829-1913). British lawyer, zoologist and ornithologist, secretary to the Zoological Society of London.
2
Watersworth, William (fl. 1854-1862). ?British. Merchant, commissioning agent and auctioneer in Singapore.
3
Moss, Mark (fl. 1838-1862). British trader in Singapore.

Editorial information

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

For more information about the transcriptions and metadata, see https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info/content/epsilon

Revision history

Transcribed by Knott, Peter [2013-01-07] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula [2019-12-20] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Enclosure (WCP3684.3589)

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

M Moss1 [signature]

Singapore

6 February 1862

1
Moss, Mark (fl. 1838-1862). British trader in Singapore.

Editorial information

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

For more information about the transcriptions and metadata, see https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info/content/epsilon

Revision history

Transcribed by Catchpole, Caroline [2012-10-02] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula [2019-12-20] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3684,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3684