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WCP3869

Letter (WCP3869.3788)

[1]1

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Dorset.

Jan 28th 1914

Lt. Col. Sir D. Prain,2

Dear Sir,

I herewith acknowledge the receipt of 9 letters written by my father to yourself.

I will take every care of them and return them as soon as they have been copied, which may take a little time.

I will call Mr. Marchant's3 [2] 2. attention to your kind suggestion with regard to the other letters.

With many thanks, | I am, | yours truly, | W. G. Wallace4 [signature]

1
Round stamp of "ROYAL GARDENS – KEW 29 JAN 1914.”
2
Prain, David (1857-1944). Scottish botanist who worked in India at the Calcutta Botanical Garden. Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1905-1922.
3
Marchant, James (1857-1956). British eugenicist, social reformer and author. Biographer of ARW.
4
Wallace, William Greenell (1871-1951). Son of ARW.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3869.3788)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Shahidain, Sadik Osman [2014-09-05] Transcription checked by Rodwell, Stephen [2014-09-05] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3869,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3869