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WCP4151

Letter (WCP4151.4172)

[1]

42, Great Russell Street,

W.C.

June 22nd 1915.

Prof. Karl Pearson,1

University College,

London. W.C.

Dear Sir,

I have now found the enclosed three letter[s] from Sir Francis Galton2 to Dr. Wallace. I should be very much obliged if you would send me Wallace's letters to Galton and return me the enclosures with them.

With kind thanks, | Yours faithfully, J. Marchant3 [signature]

Enclosed:—

1 letter. Feb 5th 1891. 1 sheet.4

do. [Feb] 12th [1891]. 2 sheets.5

do. May 24th 1896 1 sheet.6

1
Pearson, Karl (1857-1936). British biostatistician and mathematician.
2
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.
3
Marchant, James (1857-1956). British eugenicist, social reformer and author. Biographer of ARW.

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Revision history

Transcribed by Congerton, John [2019-01-08] Transcription checked by Congerton, John [2019-01-08] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4151,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4151