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WCP4332

Letter (WCP4332.4550)

[1]

Rosehill, Dorking.

Novr. 3rd. 1876

My dear Sir1

I have been very unwell since I came from Glasgow, & am rather behindhand with some work I have in hand. I must therefore beg you to excuse me from coming to see you yet. If you are in London however I could meet you to have a talk on the matter. I am generally in town on Wednesday.

I suppose by the tone of your letter2 that you have been to see Slade3 & was satisfied that he is not an imposter.

[2] If the Judge at the Sessions follows Mr. Flowers’4 rule — of not giving any weight to evidence that he Slade, could produce what Lankester5 saw, without imposture — I do no[t] see how it is possible for him to defend himself from such an accusation.

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

C. M. Ingleby Esq.

1
Ingleby, Clement Mansfield (1823-1886). Shakespearean scholar with interests in metaphysics, mathematics, philosophy and literature.
2
The letter has not been found.
3
Slade, Henry (1835-1905). American medium.
4
Flower, William Henry (1831-1899). British comparative anatomist and surgeon and a leading authority on mammals, and especially on the primate brain.
5
Lankester, Edwin Ray ("Ray") (1847-1929). British authority zoology. Made important contributions to comparative anatomy, embryology, parasitology, and anthropology.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4332.4550)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Sloyan, Victoria [2013-10-15] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-10-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4332,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4332