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WCP4571

Letter (WCP4571.4885)

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Holly House, Barking. E.

Novr. 25th. 1871

D[ea]r. McLachlan1

I send you 100 copies of enclosed "Reply"2 to Hampden.3 Please let them lay [sic] on the Library table or mantelpiece marked "For distribution" so that any members who have received abusive letters from Hampden may take one.

Yours very truly| Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

1
McLachlan, Robert (1837-1904). British entomologist.
2
Wallace, A. R. 1871. Reply to Mr. Hampden's charges against Mr. Wallace. London: J. J. Tiver, pp. 1-8.
3
Hampden, John (1819-1891). British promoter of the Flat Earth theory.

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Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Letter (WCP4571.4885)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lord, Annette [2012-07-24] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula [2020-03-19] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP4571,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP4571