Ɛpsilon

WCP4257

Letter (WCP4257.4369)

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Broadstone, Wimborne

Feby. 21st. 1908

Thomas Barbour1 Esq.

Dear Sir

Thanks for sending me news of the Mr. Duivenbode2 whom I knew as quite a young man— and also of my "boy" Ali3 — a photograph of whom would have been more interesting to me than those of the men of Dorey, who are pretty nearly as I left them 50 years ago.

Again thanking you.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
Barbour, Thomas (1884-1946). American naturalist specialising in herpetology, and director of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology 1927-1946.
2
Duivenbode, Maarten Dick van Renesse (1805-1878). Dutch businessman on Ternate, known as the "King of Ternate" because of his wealth and influence.
3
Wallace’s assistant whilst he was in the Malay Archipelago.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4257.4369)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Catchpole, Caroline [2012-05-15] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4257,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4257