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WCP4391

Letter (WCP4391.4649)

[1]

Parkstone, Dorset.

Decr. 16th. 1892

My dear Poulton1

I was at first rather doubtful about signing the paper, as I don’t want to interfere with active fellows, but as I understand it is only to test the wish of the Society the Fellows having to vote for the President, I have done so. Looking at the Council, I do not quite see why there was not a majority in favour of Meldola.2 I am afraid you were absent!

In haste| yours very truly| 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
Meldola, Raphael (1849-1915). British chemist and entomologist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4391.4649)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lord, Annette [2012-07-17] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4391,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4391