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WCP4016

Letter (WCP4016.3959)

[1]

9, St Mark's Crescent,

Regent's Park. N.W.

Jany 6th.1866

Dear Newton1

I have been expecting weekly to receive my copies of "Pigeon paper".2 Not having done so suppose the printers do not know my address or have not received orders from you.

I wish you a happy new year & success in your varied labours. Do you know [2]3anything about the "Cambridge Ghost Club" & can you ascertain if C. Kingsley4 is a member?

Yours very sincerely│ Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

A. Newton Esq.

1
Newton, Alfred (1829-1907). British zoologist and ornithologist. Founding member of the British Ornithologists' Union.
2
Wallace, A. R. 1865. On the pigeons of the Malay Archipelago. Ibis, (n.s.) 1(4): 365-400.
3
In Newton’s handwriting, "A.R. Wallace, London. Jany 6/8 /66. Answered Jany 10/66." The letter has not been found.
4
Kingsley, Charles (1819-1875). British clergyman, university professor, historian and novelist.

Editorial information

Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Letter (WCP4016.3959)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Royce, Isobel [2012-12-04] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Costa, Leslie [2020-08-31] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4016,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4016