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WCP4052

Letter (WCP4052.3996)

[1]

The Dell, Grays, Essex

August 19th 1875.

Dear Newton1

Will you oblige me by looking over the enclosed few paragraphs on "Migration of Birds"2— pp. 20-29 — note any important errors or omissions & return to me at once.

Having begun printing I hope to go straight on so as to be out early next year.

Yours very faithfully ǀ Alfred R. Wallace. [signature]

[2]3

1
Newton, Alfred (1829-1907). British zoologist and ornithologist. Founding member of the British Ornithologists' Union.
2
Wallace, A. R. 1876. The geographical distribution of animals; with a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface. London: Macmillan & Co. Two volumes.
3
In Newton’s handwriting, “A. R. Wallace, Aug. 19/21/75. Answered Aug. 22 & 23/75.” The letter has not been found.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4052.3996)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Kowal, Emma [2012-08-15] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4052,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4052