Ɛpsilon

WCP4470

Letter (WCP4470.4778)

[1]

Pen-y-bryn, St Peter’s Rd.,

Croydon.

August 8th. 1880

Dear Mr. Meldola1

Thanks for giving me the opportunity of correcting what I said at Ilford. I have not been attending to that subject for some years, but I find that the carvings &c. belong to the Reindeer period considered to be between Palaeolithic & Neolithic, — certainly more recent than the old Palaeolithic gravels in which Sir Antonio2 says he got his carvings. The substance of my remark will therefore stand with but little alteration, which [2] I have sent to Mr. Cole.3

I am now rather busy, but fortunately have to go to London early this week, so I will make it Tuesday & have the pleasure of meeting you & your friend at 6 o’clock.

Yours very truly| Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

R. Meldola Esq.

1
Meldola, Raphael (1849-1915). British chemist and entomologist.
2
Brady, Antonio (1811-1881). British naturalist, Admiralty official and social reformer.
3
Cole, Henry (1808-1882). British civil servant and inventor. Director of the South Kensington Museum 1857-73.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP4470.4778)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lord, Annette [2012-07-19] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-01-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4470,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4470