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WCP4150

Letter (WCP4150.4171)

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42, GREAT RUSSELL STREET,

W.C.

May 6th 1915.

Dear Prof. Pearson,1

I am engaged upon editing the Life and Letters of of the late Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace and I understand from Mr. Wallace Junr.2 that you have probably some of Dr. Wallace's letters amongst Sir Francis Galton's3 papers which I understand are in your possession. Is that so? And if so, would you be so good as to lend them to me for a short time for us in the Biography?

I came across a few of Sir Francis Galton's letters to Dr. Wallace the other day and I am putting them together and as soon as I have gone through the whole of the letters I shall be very happy to send them to you for your perusal.

With kind thanks for your response.

Believe me to be, | Yours faithfully | J. Marchant4 [signature]

1
Pearson, Karl (1857-1936). British biostatistician and mathematician.
2
Wallace, William Greenell (1871-1951). Son of ARW.
3
Galton, Francis (1822-1911). British biostatistician, polymath and founder of eugenics. One of the key figures in 19th Century research into heredity. Half-cousin of Charles Darwin.
4
Marchant, James (1857-1956). British eugenicist, social reformer and author. Biographer of ARW.

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Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2015-01-20] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-01-20] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4150,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4150