WCP5492

Testimonial (WCP5492.6224)

[1]1

F[oreign] O[ffice]

Aug 21 18492

Sir

This Letter will be presented to you by Mr. Wallace, who is now investigating the Natural History of the Banks of the Amazon River, in the Interior of South America; And I am directed by Viscount Palmerston3 to recommend Mr. Wallace to your good offices4 and5 [2] assistance and to instruct you to endeavour to obtain for Mr Wallace, from the Brazilian Authorities such Protection & Letters as may enable him to execute the objict6 of his visit to Brazil. —

Signed / John Bidwell [signature].

[3]7,8

Draft

H[er] M[ajesty]'s Consuls in Brazil

F[oreign] O[ffice] Aug 21. 1849

Introducing Mr. Wallace to endeavour to obtain facilities for him fr[o]m Brazilian Auth[oritie]s.

Brazi[.]9

1
An annotation in the upper left-hand margin of page adds: "D[ra]ft H[er] M[ajesty]'s Consul in Brazil".
2
The date 23 is stamped below the address on the upper right-hand corner of page 1.
3
Temple, Henry John (1784-1865). Third Viscount Palmerston. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1846-1851, British Prime Minister, 1855-88 and 1859-65.
4
A later annotation in the left-hand margin adds, "Mr. S. Stevens letters of Aug 4. /[18]49."
5
"and" is repeated as a catchword on page 2.
6
Archaic form of object.
7
An annotation in another hand at the bottom of page 3 adds: "Letter sent with Comp[lemen]ts to Mr. Stevens Aug 21/[18]49".
8
An pencil annotation running vertically up the left-hand margin of page 3 adds: "D[ra]ft for approval."
9
An annotation in another hand at the bottom of page 3 adds: "66." before the word "Brazil".

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Status: Edited (but not proofed) transcription [Testimonial (WCP5492.6224)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Ghosh, Susan [2018-08-15] Transcription checked by Beros, Matt [2019-12-20] Transcription checked by Da Silva, Victor [2020-06-16]

Please cite as “WCP5492,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP5492