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WCP4130

Letter (WCP4130.4147)

[1]

Parkstone, Dorset.

Octr. 16th. 1893

Edward Clodd1 Esq.

Dear Sir

In yours of May 14th2 last year, acknowledging return of some letter I had written to Bates,3 you said I might probably have them again to copy.

As I have now some leisure I should be very glad to have them if they are still in your charge or if you can obtain them. Those I particularly wish to see are [2] the following dates: -

Dec. 28. 18454

April 11. 18465

Oct. 18476

Jan. 4. 18587

Dec. 10. 18618

Dec. 24. 18609

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As these cannot be of any use or interest to Mrs. Bates,10 now that you have made what use of them you could, perhaps he would let me keep them. [3] If not however I shall be very glad to have them to copy.

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

1
Clodd, Edward (1840-1930). British banker, writer and anthropologist.
2
The letter has not been found.
3
Bates, Henry Walter (1825-1892). British naturalist, explorer and close friend of ARW.
10
Bates (née Mason) Sarah Ann (1840-1897). Wife of Henry Walter Bates.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4130.4147)]

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Revision history

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

Please cite as “WCP4130,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4130