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WCP4028

Letter (WCP4028.3972)

[1]

9, St Mark's Crescent

N.W.

June 9th. [1869]1

Dear Newton2

I send you the accompanying scrawl, because I do not want the trouble of copying it out if it is too long for you. If it will do send me a proof to correct. In the Report of B. Ass. for 1867, is an abstract giving the essence of the paper in six lines'.3 I do not think I can manage any thing between the two, but as the original paper has not been much read, perhaps you will not object to giving a rather fuller abstract than you [2]4 might otherwise do.

I hope to have the pleasure of meeting you next Wednesday at MacMillan’s.

Believe me | yours very faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
See note 4.
2
Newton, Alfred (1829-1907). British zoologist and ornithologist. Founding member of the British Ornithologists' Union.
3
Wallace, A. R. 1867. [Abstract for] On birds' nests and their plumage; or the relation between sexual differences of colour and the mode of nidification in birds. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 37, p. 97.
4
In Newton's handwriting, "A. R. Wallace, June 9/69. | Answered thursday". The letter has not been found.

Editorial information

Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Letter (WCP4028.3972)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Bourne, Fiona [2013-05-23] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula J. [2014-05-06] Transcription checked by Beros, Matt [2020-06-10] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4028,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4028