Ɛpsilon

WCP3890

Letter (WCP3890.3810)

[1]1

7 Cumberland Road

Kew

Dec 14 1913.

Dear Sir,2

In answer to your notice asking for the loan of letters of the late Dr A Russel Wallace, I enclose a small number which I received from him him at different dates being (9) letters and three postcards, chiefly about orchids.

Please return these to the above address when done with[.]

Your sincerely | Henry N. Ridley3 [signature]

Late Director of Gardens Singapore.

1
Illegible note in unknown handwriting.
2
Marchant, James (1857-1956). British eugenicist, social reformer and author. Biographer of ARW. See WCP3891. https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3891
3
Ridley, Henry Nicholas (1855-1956). British economic botanist. Director of the Botanic Gardens, Singapore.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3890.3810)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Cooper, Rod [2015-04-30] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-04-30] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3890,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3890