WCP5097

Letter (WCP5097.5593)

[1]

Parkstone, Dorset.

Oct[obe]r. 8th. 1901

My dear Mitten1

Ananda2 has been again to Ceylon geologising, & has sent me a small lot of orchids from 5500 feet elevation. They are mostly dead, but I pulled off them a lot of bits of moss & some ferns, & though I suppose there is nothing new from Ceylon, there may be a few interesting pickings.

Hoping you are all well.

Yours very sincerely | Alfred R. Wallace. [signature]

Ceylon3

1
William Mitten (1819-1900), father-in-law of Alfred Russel Wallace, or Flora Mitten, his mother-in-law.
2
Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy (1877-1947), Ceylonese philosopher, metaphysician and art historian.
3
This word is written underneath the signature in a hand other than Wallace's.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP5097.5593)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Linden, Tess [2013-08-20] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-08-20]

Please cite as “WCP5097,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP5097