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WCP4374

Letter (WCP4374.4616)

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Parkstone, Dorset.

Novr. 21st. 1889

My dear Mr. Poulton,1

I propose reaching Oxford on Monday about 5.33 viâ Basingstoke & Reading, & shall gladly accept your kind offer of hospitality till Wednesday, as I want to see your botanic garden & perhaps beg a rare plant or two for my garden which is my hobby.

My wife2 thanks Mrs. Poulton3 for her kind invitation [2] which she is unable now to accept.

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

1
Poulton, Edward Bagnall (1856-1943). British entomologist. Hope Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Jesus College.
2
Wallace (née Mitten), Annie (1846-1914). British. Wife of ARW; daughter of William Mitten.
3
Poulton (née Palmer), Emily (1856-1939). Wife of Edward Bagnall Poulton.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4374.4616)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lord, Annette [2012-07-16] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Envelope (WCP4374.4617)

Envelope addressed to "E. B. Poulton Esq. F.R.S., Wykeham House, Oxford", with stamp, postmarked "PARKSTONE | B | NO22 | 89"; postmark on back. [Envelope (WCP4374.4617)]

Please cite as “WCP4374,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4374