WCP5271

Letter (WCP5271.5812)

[1]

Rosehill, Dorking.

Dec[embe]r. 6th. 1876

Dear Sir

You evidently know far more of your special subject than I, or perhaps any one[sic] else can tell you.

The only person likely to be able to give you information is Mr H. E Dresser1, who knows the country, language, & birds & if you write to him I have no doubt he will tell you something. You may also find much information in the Parts of his "Birds of Europe" already published.

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

J. A. Harvie Brown Esq.2

I return your letter in case you may like to send it to Mr. Dresser.

Zoological Soc[iety]. 11. Hannover Sq[uare]. will find him.3

1
Henry Eeles Dresser (1838-1915), English businessman and ornithologist
2
John Alexander Harvie-Brown (1844-1916) Scottish ornithologist
3
Written up the left had margin of the page.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP5271.5812)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Sloyan, Victoria [2013-10-15] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-10-15]

Please cite as “WCP5271,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP5271