WCP4278

Published letter (WCP4278.4395)

[1] [p. 306]1

"Passo, Island of Amboyna, Dec. 31, 1859.

"My letter was returned to me because I had not prepaid the postage as far as Singapore. I now add a few lines. I have just arrived here, being quite tired of the barrenness of Ceram. I shall stay about three weeks, and then go to East Ceram and Kè,2 if possible."

1
Second of three extracts from letters by ARW to Samuel Stevens, dated 26 November 1859, Awaiya, Ceram, 31 December 1859, Passo, Amboyna, and 14 February 1860, Passo. Printed July, 1860 in The Ibis 2: 305-306 [306].
2
Kè (also Kai or Kei) islands, south of Ceram (Seram) Island, Indonesia.

Editorial information

Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Published letter (WCP4278.4395)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Smith, Charles Hyde [2012-05-30] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula [2018-10-26]

Please cite as “WCP4278,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4278