Ɛpsilon

WCP4021

Letter (WCP4021.3964)

[1]

76½, Westbourne Grove Bayswater. W.

Novr 22nd [1867].1

Dear Newton2

I have sent Spizaetus nanus to Wolf3 today.

I shall be here again about the 8th. of December till then at Hurstpierpoint. It would be well for me to have the proofs4 if possible when in town as I may want to refer to books or specimens. If the [2] whole proof is not sent at once please send it in duplicate, so that I may be able to refer back without difficulty. I have had no end of trouble with a long Entomolog paper5 now printing from this not having been done.

Yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

[3] P.S. My Collection is still at 9. St. Mark's Crescent, but I stay here when in town and get my letters quicker here in Westbourne Grove. A.R.W.

1
Date is established by the relationship of this letter to WCP4020.3963.
2
Newton, Alfred (1829-1907). British zoologist and ornithologist. Founding member of the British Ornithologists' Union.
3
Wolf, Joseph (formerly Wolff, Matthias) (1820-1890). German-born artist; illustrator for the British Museum and the Zoological Society of London.
4
Wallace, A. R. 1868. On the raptorial birds of the Malay Archipelago. Ibis (n.s.) 4 (13): 1-27, pl. I.
5
Wallace, A. R. 1868. A Catalogue of the Cetoniidae of the Malayan Archipelago, with descriptions of the new species. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 3rd series. 4(5): 519-601.

Editorial information

Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Letter (WCP4021.3964)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Royce, Isobel [2013-01-04] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Beros, Matt [2020-06-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4021,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4021