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WCP3870

Letter (WCP3870.3789)

[1]1,2

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Dorset.

Mar. 4th, 1914.

Lt. Col. Sir David Prain,3 F.R.S. &c.

Dear Sir,

I now return the nine letters written by my father which you were kind enough to send me a few weeks ago.

I have made copies of them.

Will you be so kind as to send me a card to acknowledge their safe arrival?

Yours very truly | W. G. Wallace4 [signature]

1
Round stamp of "ROYAL GARDENS – KEW 5 MAR 1914.”
2
In Prain’s handwriting, “Ackd. 5.3.14”
3
Prain, David (1857-1944). Scottish botanist who worked in India at the Calcutta Botanical Garden. Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 1905-1922.
4
Wallace, William Greenell (1871-1951). Son of ARW.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3870.3789)]

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

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 “WCP3870,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3870